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John H. Davis
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United States
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John H. Davis (1820s/c. 1831–1896) was an early African-American newspaper publisher, politician, capitalist and land speculator in Roanoke, Virginia. "He was shrewd and was quite successful in business, and accumulated a considerable sum of money, which he invested in real estate and continued to prosper.
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