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William H. Davis
1848–1938
United States
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William H. Davis (November 27, 1848 – March 24, 1938) was an American educator and school administrator in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Davis was the first formal teacher of Booker T. Washington, and he was the first and only African-American candidate for governor of West Virginia, running for the office in 1888. Davis was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1848.
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