Robert W. Davis

A Representative from Michigan. Born in Marquette, Marquette County, Mich. , July 31, 1932. Attended the public schools in Mackinac County. Graduated from LaSalle High School, St. Ignace, 1950. Attended Northern Michigan University, 1950 and 1952. Hillsdale College, 1951-1952. B. S. , College of Mortuary Science, Wayne State University, 1954. Funeral director, the Davis Funeral Home, St. Ignace, 1954-1966. Councilman, St. Ignace City Council, 1964-1966. State representative, 1966-1970. Majority whip, Michigan senate, 1970-1974. Senate Republican leader, Michigan senate, 1974-1978. Delegate to Michigan State Republican conventions, 1966-1978. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1979-January 3, 1993). Was not a candidate for renomination in 1992 to the One Hundred Third Congress. Died on October 16, 2009, in Arlington, Va. Interment at Mackinac Island Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.