Duval County FlArchives Biographies.....David, Salem K. May 20, 1893 - 
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Source: The Lewis Publishing Co., Vol.II   pg.274-5  1923
Author: The History of Florida:  Past & Present

	DAVID, SALEM K.  A rising young man of public affairs and at present 
an attorney with a substantial practice, SALEM K. DAVID, of Jacksonville, is 
one of those of foreign birth, but of American training, who have so truly 
absorbed the best spirit of the city and the times.  Mr. DAVID did not choose 
his vocation in the untried enthusiasm of extreme youth, but only after a full 
consideration of its responsibilities and after due preparation for the 
discharge of the duties which its assumption makes necessary,  Perhaps that is 
one of the reasons for the rapid strides he has made since joining 
Jacksonville’s legal fraternity.
	Mr. DAVID was born May 20, 1893, in Syria, and received ordinary 
educational advantages in his native land.  He was eighteen years of age when 
he decided to seek the broader opportunities offered by the United States, and 
arrived in this country, alone, in 1911.  He had determined upon a 
professional career, and in 1912 began to give a part of his leisure time to 
the study of law, he having assisted his brother, JOSEPH K. DAVID, of this 
city, in his grocery business while preparing for the bar examinations.  
During the next four years he applied himself assiduously to the mastery of 
this difficult vocation.  Eventually, in 1916, he was admitted to the bar, 
after successfully passing the State Bar examination, and began the practice 
of his profession.  He became a naturalized American citizen in April, 1917.  
Mr. DAVID made several efforts to enlist in the army during the World war, but 
owing to organic heart trouble he did not succeed, although finally he was 
accepted as a limited service man, and was at Monticello, Florida, with the 
Local Draft Board for Jefferson County, and was honorably discharged after the 
armistice.  Following his discharge from the service on December 19, 1918, Mr. 
DAVID resumed his law practice at 401 Law Exchange Building, where he has 
since been located.  His work has thrown him in contact with the people of his 
community, and a general recognition of his popular qualities has been 
followed by an acknowledgment of his ability and powers of initiative.  Of 
recent years he has taken an interest in civic matters, and has allied himself 
with movements which have promised better conditions.


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