Samuel Y. Davis of Farmington, NH Biography from A History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire (1915)

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Source: A History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
         by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill, 1915

Page 1057

   SAMUEL Y. DAVIS, chief of police of Exeter, N. H., which office
he has held since September, 1913, was born in Farmington, N. H.,
March 10, 1859, a son of George N. and Abbie C. (Young) Davis. The
father of our subject was a native of Barnstead, N. H., and the mother

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of Gilmanton. Both are now deceased and are buried at Farmington
and Gilmanton, respectively. They were members of the Adventist
church. George N. Davis was in early life a shoemaker, but later a
farmer. By his wife Abbie he had two children, Herman and Samuel
Y. His wife dying he subsequently married Andelia A. Small, of
which second union there were five children, namely: Hester E., Abbie
A., Mary S., Leila B., and Arthur M. The last mentioned died in
the Klondyke.
   Samuel Y. Davis acquired his education in the common schools.
In his youth he learned the trade of shoe-cutter at Farmington, which
he followed while a resident of that place. In September, 1898, he came
to Exeter and entered the employ of the Gale Shoe Company, being
shoe cutter there about ten years. He was then three years with the
Bates Shoe Company as foreman, after which he returned to the Gale
Shoe Company and served in the capacity of assorter until he received
appointment as chief of police. As above stated he was appointed to
his present position in September, 1913, and has now served efficiently
for over a year. He had previously had some police experience in Farm-
ington, having been special policeman there. In politics he is a Demo-
crat. In Farmington he also served on the board of health.
   Mr. Davis first married Miss Eliza E. Berry, who bore him three
children: Mildred, who married Jesse Fields; Erick Neal, who is now
deceased; and Ruby. He married secondly Kate S. Kimball, the widow
of Frank Kimball, and her death occurred August 16, 1914. They had
two children, Iva E., who is now deceased, and Earl. Mr. Davis and
his family attend the First Congregational church. He belongs to the
Lodge and Encampment in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
and also to the Rebecca Lodge of the same order, at Farmington.