THOMAS C. DAVIS. 


	Thomas C. Davis, mayor of Prince Albert, is engaged in the practice
of law here under the firm name of Halliday & Davis. He was born in
Prince Albert, on the 6th of September, 1889, a son of Thomas Osborne
and Rebecca Bond (Jennings) Davis, the former a native of Quebec, of
Irish ancestry, and the latter of Prince Edward Island, likewise of Irish
descent. Thomas Osborne Davis was educated in the schools of Quebec
until he was ten years of age. At that time he went to the United States
and there resided until 1880, when he came to Prince Albert and engaged
in trading with the Indians. In 1896 he was elected to Parliament and
was reelected in 1900. In 1904 he was appointed Senator and was serv-
ing in that capacity at the time of his death, on the 23d of January, 1919,
when sixty-one years of age. Mr. Davis accomplished much good work
while a member of the legislative bodies, for he always had the interests
of his people at heart. He was highly respected and esteemed and his
fellowmen expressed deep sorrow at his passing.  Mrs. Davis survives her
husband and is living in Prince Albert.
	Prince Albert afforded Thomas C. Davis his early educational ad-
vantages and after graduating from high school he enrolled in St. John's
College at Winnipeg and Osgoode Hall in Toronto, studying law in the
latter institution. He was admitted to the bar in 1914. He returned to
Prince Albert and formed a partnership with F. W. Halliday, King's
Counsel, under the name of Halliday & Davis.  In 1921 Mr. Halliday
passed away and since that time Mr. Davis has practiced independently,
although the style of the firm has not been changed. He enjoys an ex-
tensive clientele, handling much important litigation before the courts
and occupies a position of prominence at the district and provincial bars.
Aside from the practice of law Mr. Davis has farming interests in the
district.
	In July of the year 1917, Mr. Davis was married to Miss Charlotte
M. Bryant of Boston, Massachusetts, who is prominent in club and social
circles of this town. In his political views Mr. Davis is a Liberal and he
has always maintained an active interest in local affairs. He was elected
city alderman in 1916 and continued in that office until 1920, when he was
elected mayor. He has been reelected each year since that time, which
is evidence enough of his abilities as a public official. He is a member
of the Canadian Bar Association, the Saskatchewan Bar Association and
the Prince Albert Bar Association, and holds membership in the Rotary
Club and the Prince Albert Golf Club.  His religious faith is manifest
in his attendance at the Anglican church.  Prince Albert is proud to
number Mr. Davis among her native sons, for he has been a dominant
factor in promoting the growth and development of this town and has
proven himself a worthy representative of the legal profession.




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