Capt. Walter Mercer Davis of Jacksonville, probably the most successful criminal lawyer in Florida, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. A. S. Willard, in this city, just before 11 o'clock Wednesday morning last, after an illness of several weeks. Death was due to brain fever.
The funeral was held from the Willard home on Main street yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, Rev. William Wyllie, rector of St. Mark's church officiating.
There was present a large concourse of people, and many beautiful floral emblems bore silent testimony to the esteem in which the deceased was held by the people of Palatka, where he had grown to manhood and where the larger part of his professional life was spent.
Capt. Walter M. Davis was the eldest son of Hon. Robert W. Davis of Tampa, for eight years a member of Congress from the Second Florida district. He was born in Bainbridge, Ga., in 1871, and came to Florida in 1878. He was educated in this city and at the East Florida Seminary in Gainesville. From there he went to the law schools of Cornell University and the University of Virginia.
He was admitted to the bar in this city at the age of 20 by special dispensation and began the practice of law in the office of his father, with whom he later formed a partnership and while the elder Davis was general counsel for the Florida Southern Railway.
He was appointed by Gov. Francis P. fleming, County Judge of Putnam county in 1892 to fill out the unexpired term of Judge Joseph E. Baldwin, resigned.
Capt. Davis early took a deep interest in military matters and rose to the rank of Captain of Company D, First Florida regiment and adjutant of the Fourth battalion. He was an ideal and popular commanding officer and under his command Company D - better known as the Gem City Guards - rose to the first rank in efficiency among the commands of this state.
As an attorney Capt. Davis' ability received early recognition, and during the past seven years, when he has made his home in Jacksonville, he rose to a position of recognized leadership in the practice of criminal law.
Capt. Davis married Miss Annie G. Ackerman of this city, Feb. 12th, 1894. The widow and two children, a boy of 11 and a girl of 9 years are the immediate survivors.
Hon. Robert W. Davis of Tampa was present at the funeral.
The interment was in the family lot in West View Cemetery, and the remains were followed to their final resting place by the Knights of Pythias. The pallbearers were L. F. Jackson, R. C. Howell, Harry Gray, H. A. Ford, S. J. Hilburn and M. M. Vickers. (Palatka News Obituary dtd Friday, 11 Jun 1909.)
The funeral was held from the Willard home on Main street yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, Rev. William Wyllie, rector of St. Mark's church officiating.
There was present a large concourse of people, and many beautiful floral emblems bore silent testimony to the esteem in which the deceased was held by the people of Palatka, where he had grown to manhood and where the larger part of his professional life was spent.
Capt. Walter M. Davis was the eldest son of Hon. Robert W. Davis of Tampa, for eight years a member of Congress from the Second Florida district. He was born in Bainbridge, Ga., in 1871, and came to Florida in 1878. He was educated in this city and at the East Florida Seminary in Gainesville. From there he went to the law schools of Cornell University and the University of Virginia.
He was admitted to the bar in this city at the age of 20 by special dispensation and began the practice of law in the office of his father, with whom he later formed a partnership and while the elder Davis was general counsel for the Florida Southern Railway.
He was appointed by Gov. Francis P. fleming, County Judge of Putnam county in 1892 to fill out the unexpired term of Judge Joseph E. Baldwin, resigned.
Capt. Davis early took a deep interest in military matters and rose to the rank of Captain of Company D, First Florida regiment and adjutant of the Fourth battalion. He was an ideal and popular commanding officer and under his command Company D - better known as the Gem City Guards - rose to the first rank in efficiency among the commands of this state.
As an attorney Capt. Davis' ability received early recognition, and during the past seven years, when he has made his home in Jacksonville, he rose to a position of recognized leadership in the practice of criminal law.
Capt. Davis married Miss Annie G. Ackerman of this city, Feb. 12th, 1894. The widow and two children, a boy of 11 and a girl of 9 years are the immediate survivors.
Hon. Robert W. Davis of Tampa was present at the funeral.
The interment was in the family lot in West View Cemetery, and the remains were followed to their final resting place by the Knights of Pythias. The pallbearers were L. F. Jackson, R. C. Howell, Harry Gray, H. A. Ford, S. J. Hilburn and M. M. Vickers. (Palatka News Obituary dtd Friday, 11 Jun 1909.)
Capt. Walter Mercer Davis of Jacksonville, probably the most successful criminal lawyer in Florida, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. A. S. Willard, in this city, just before 11 o'clock Wednesday morning last, after an illness of several weeks. Death was due to brain fever.
The funeral was held from the Willard home on Main street yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, Rev. William Wyllie, rector of St. Mark's church officiating.
There was present a large concourse of people, and many beautiful floral emblems bore silent testimony to the esteem in which the deceased was held by the people of Palatka, where he had grown to manhood and where the larger part of his professional life was spent.
Capt. Walter M. Davis was the eldest son of Hon. Robert W. Davis of Tampa, for eight years a member of Congress from the Second Florida district. He was born in Bainbridge, Ga., in 1871, and came to Florida in 1878. He was educated in this city and at the East Florida Seminary in Gainesville. From there he went to the law schools of Cornell University and the University of Virginia.
He was admitted to the bar in this city at the age of 20 by special dispensation and began the practice of law in the office of his father, with whom he later formed a partnership and while the elder Davis was general counsel for the Florida Southern Railway.
He was appointed by Gov. Francis P. fleming, County Judge of Putnam county in 1892 to fill out the unexpired term of Judge Joseph E. Baldwin, resigned.
Capt. Davis early took a deep interest in military matters and rose to the rank of Captain of Company D, First Florida regiment and adjutant of the Fourth battalion. He was an ideal and popular commanding officer and under his command Company D - better known as the Gem City Guards - rose to the first rank in efficiency among the commands of this state.
As an attorney Capt. Davis' ability received early recognition, and during the past seven years, when he has made his home in Jacksonville, he rose to a position of recognized leadership in the practice of criminal law.
Capt. Davis married Miss Annie G. Ackerman of this city, Feb. 12th, 1894. The widow and two children, a boy of 11 and a girl of 9 years are the immediate survivors.
Hon. Robert W. Davis of Tampa was present at the funeral.
The interment was in the family lot in West View Cemetery, and the remains were followed to their final resting place by the Knights of Pythias. The pallbearers were L. F. Jackson, R. C. Howell, Harry Gray, H. A. Ford, S. J. Hilburn and M. M. Vickers. (Palatka News Obituary dtd Friday, 11 Jun 1909.)
The funeral was held from the Willard home on Main street yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, Rev. William Wyllie, rector of St. Mark's church officiating.
There was present a large concourse of people, and many beautiful floral emblems bore silent testimony to the esteem in which the deceased was held by the people of Palatka, where he had grown to manhood and where the larger part of his professional life was spent.
Capt. Walter M. Davis was the eldest son of Hon. Robert W. Davis of Tampa, for eight years a member of Congress from the Second Florida district. He was born in Bainbridge, Ga., in 1871, and came to Florida in 1878. He was educated in this city and at the East Florida Seminary in Gainesville. From there he went to the law schools of Cornell University and the University of Virginia.
He was admitted to the bar in this city at the age of 20 by special dispensation and began the practice of law in the office of his father, with whom he later formed a partnership and while the elder Davis was general counsel for the Florida Southern Railway.
He was appointed by Gov. Francis P. fleming, County Judge of Putnam county in 1892 to fill out the unexpired term of Judge Joseph E. Baldwin, resigned.
Capt. Davis early took a deep interest in military matters and rose to the rank of Captain of Company D, First Florida regiment and adjutant of the Fourth battalion. He was an ideal and popular commanding officer and under his command Company D - better known as the Gem City Guards - rose to the first rank in efficiency among the commands of this state.
As an attorney Capt. Davis' ability received early recognition, and during the past seven years, when he has made his home in Jacksonville, he rose to a position of recognized leadership in the practice of criminal law.
Capt. Davis married Miss Annie G. Ackerman of this city, Feb. 12th, 1894. The widow and two children, a boy of 11 and a girl of 9 years are the immediate survivors.
Hon. Robert W. Davis of Tampa was present at the funeral.
The interment was in the family lot in West View Cemetery, and the remains were followed to their final resting place by the Knights of Pythias. The pallbearers were L. F. Jackson, R. C. Howell, Harry Gray, H. A. Ford, S. J. Hilburn and M. M. Vickers. (Palatka News Obituary dtd Friday, 11 Jun 1909.)
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