Talk:John W. Davis

Misc.
Gov Davis of RI served his first term from 1887 until 1888, and Davis-Candidate was born in 1870s! There are no one person!
 * I was just going to ask that... I can't find any info on the RI Davis. Need to be fixed--Rayc 05:15, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

The paragraph on the English Speaking Union and the Pilgrim Society labels these groups "conspiracies." Unless the originator of this article knows something he or she's not saying, this is incorrect, and the tone of the entry needs to be changed. Jperrylsu 00:26, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Under the Death and Legacy section, it is stated that a dormitory at Washington and Lee Univ. is named after him. Davis Hall is no longer a dormitory, but rather houses ITS. RoseMHein (talk) 14:40, 23 April 2019 (UTC)

Davis is Incumbent?
The data table at the top of the page states that Davis was appointed to his (current!) office in 1924 and is the incumbent of this office, despite having died in 1955, and this office is not mentioned. This obviously has to be researched for correction. I do not know what office Davis assumed in 1924 nor do I know when he left that office, so I cannot edit it myself. Mal7798 (talk) 06:32, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I fixed it, but I'm not sure being a nominee for an office belongs in the info box. If no one objects, I may remove it. Coemgenus 12:24, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * You did right.--EchetusXe (talk) 19:06, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Brown v. Board of Education
This case was even more important than his presidential run. Why wasn't it mentioned here?Ericl (talk) 16:33, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
 * It is, now at least.--EchetusXe (talk) 19:06, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Lack of clarity in the Family Connections secion
This section is unclear and its relevance is debatable. For example, it took me several readings to infer that Julia's father was John Davis, not Cyrus Vance. I don't know enough about Davis' family connections to feel comfortable making corrections. CairoEast (talk) 03:04, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Calico?
"Davis started college at the age of sixteen, and graduated from Washington & Lee's Literary Department in 1892 with a major in Latin.[12] He joined the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, participated in intramural sports, and "took calico" by attending mixed parties."

What on earth is "taking calico?" Doug O&#39;Connell (talk) 17:44, 4 January 2009 (UTC)


 * That sure does not sound right? I have no idea. Garkeith (talk) 20:13, 4 January 2009 (UTC)


 * The biography describes it as slang for attending mixed parties. It is a confusing term so I deleted it. Kaltenmeyer (talk) 22:35, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

Number of cases
The biography, Lawyer's Lawyer, by William H. Harbaugh lists 140 cases that Davis argued before the US Supreme Court. Based on language in the cases themselves saying he argued the case, it appears the list is missing a few such as Far East Conference v. United States 342 U.S. 570 (1952) and Federal Power Comm'n v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., 347 U.S. 239 (1954). On the other hand, it is possible he should not be credited with U.S. v. United States Steel Corp., 251 U.S. 417, in which the case says Davis argued at an earlier hearing. He had resigned as Asst. Solicitor two years earlier. Kaltenmeyer (talk) 22:41, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

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Cyrus Vance (adoptive son)
I added Cyrus Vance, the 57th United States Secretary of State, in the Relatives section of the Infobox. It is referenced in the page and John W Davis is in Cyrus Vance's infobox as Relatives: adoptive son.

The source of the adoption is pp. 389–390.

P37307 (talk) 10:38, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

1st nominee after civil war from a slave state.
John W Davis was the first nominee from a former slave state, Virginia. An IP user keeps changing it. Let's talk it out before any other edits regarding this subject. P37307 (talk) 23:45, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

"Old Right (United States)"
That category should be removed. While Davis broke with FDR over the New Deal, his overall voting record was liberal, and he defended communist Alger Hiss against Joseph McCarthy. That's in addition to the fact that Davis was a Wilsonian internationalist (as opposed to members of the Old Right who were isolationists). Total random nerd (talk) 04:49, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Please see the note I left on your talk page regarding your frequent and persistent use of the blog "fascinating politics" as a source. It is not a reliable source per our guidelines. Without a reliable source to back up your assertion, or a policy/guideline which you can argue is being violated here, there is not much to discuss. Generalrelative (talk) 02:42, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
 * An unreliable source calling themselves "Generalrelative" says FascinatingPolitics isn't reliable and trolls my relevant discussion post with an off-topic remark. Why don't you just address my point about Davis with some specific/detailed facts instead of clutching your pearls? Total random nerd (talk) 02:50, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
 * That's not how this works. Please consult WP:RS to learn how we use sources here, and WP:TALK to learn how we conduct discussions on article talk pages. Generalrelative (talk) 03:04, 12 September 2021 (UTC)