Background
Ensign, Josiah Davis was born on May 14, 1833 in Boston, New York, United States. Son of Reuben S. and Mary Griffin (Hamburg) Ensign.
Ensign, Josiah Davis was born on May 14, 1833 in Boston, New York, United States. Son of Reuben S. and Mary Griffin (Hamburg) Ensign.
Educated academics, Ashtabula and Trumbull companies, Ohio.
Admitted to Ohio bar, 1864. Practiced at Jefferson, 6 years. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, 1870.
Served as company auditor, clerk of court and prosecuting attorney in Ohio. Mayor of Duluth, 2 terms. Company attorney, St. Louis Company, Minnesota, 1 term.
Appointed Judge District Court, April 28, 1889, and elected 5 times. Last term expired January 1, 1921.
Married Kate A. Jones, September 4, 1858 (died 1868). Married second, Rose Watrous, December 19, 1872.