Background
Davis, Jonathan Mcmillan was born on April 26, 1871 in Franklin Township, Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. Son of Jonathan McMillan and Eve (Holeman) Davis.
Davis, Jonathan Mcmillan was born on April 26, 1871 in Franklin Township, Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. Son of Jonathan McMillan and Eve (Holeman) Davis.
Student of University of Kansas, 1888-1891, University of Nebraska, 1892-1893.
Farmer; member Democratic County Committee, Bourbon County, Kansas, 1893-1900. Chairman Democratic Congressional Committee, 2d District, Kansas, 1898. Alternate at large, Democratic National Committee, 1900.
Member Kansas House of Representatives 4 terms until 1913, Senate, 1913-1917.
Democratic candidate for government, 1920. Governor of Kansas, January 1923-1925.
Endorsed by Kansas Democrats for President, 1924, and received votes on 55 ballots, also in balloting for Vice President, at Democratic National Convention, 1924. Democratic candidate for government, 1926, for United States Senate, 1930.
Candidate for Democratic nomination for government, 1936.
Independent candidate for government, 1938.
Member Democratic County Committee, Bourbon County, Kansas, 1893-1900. Member Kansas House of Representatives 4 terms until 1913, Senate, 1913-1917. Mason, Odd; Club: Kiwanis (Fort Scott, Kansas).
Married Mollie Purdom, September 26, 1894 (died July 13, 1926). Married second, Mary East. (Winston) Raymond, December 16, 1931.