Background
Davis, James Holmes was born on September 11, 1930 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of Daniel Hastings and Lucille Holmes (Phillips) Davis.
Davis, James Holmes was born on September 11, 1930 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of Daniel Hastings and Lucille Holmes (Phillips) Davis.
Bachelor, Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio, 1952. Master of Divinity, Drew University, 1955. Juris Doctor, Brooklyn Law School, 1958.
Pastor, Palermo (Ohio) Methodist Church, 1949-1951;pastor, St. James-Bensonhurst Methodist Church, Brooklyn, 1953-1954;pastor, Park Slope Methodist Church, Brooklyn, 1954-1960;pastor, Plainville (Connecticut) United Methodist Church, 1960-1966;pastor, First United Methodist Church, New Haven, 1966-1973;pastor, First United Methodist Church, Stamford, Connecticut, 1973-1980;pastor, United Methodist Church, Shrub Oak, New York, since 1980. Member Law Guardian Panel, Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess Counties, since 1984. Member Assigned Counsel Panel, Westchester County, since 1984.
Regional director educational opportunities, Lakeland, Florida, 1996.
Member Plainville Town Council, 1965. Organizer Plainville Communication Group,1965, Citizens for Humanizing Criminal Justice, New Haven, 1967, Citizens Monitoring Committee, Stamford, 1975, Gray Panthers of Fairfield County, Stamford, 1976. Member of New York State Bar Association, Westchester Bar Association, Masons.
Married Bjorg Astrid Jansen, August 29, 1953. Children: James Holmes, Mark Stephen, Craig Michael, Daniel Geoffrey.