Primary Name: Davis, John Montgomery
Filed as: davis_john_montgomery
Also known as: John M. Davis
Occupation / Association: Mining company bookkeeper; Assistant Superintendent; City Clerk; Magistrate; Wharfinger; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo
Born: August 29, 1856, Liverpool, England
Died: February 19, 1933, Juneau, Alaska
Parents:
Spouse: Frances Caroline Brooks (m. 1892)
Children:
Associated places: Liverpool, England; Pennsylvania; Florida; Massachusetts; Juneau, Alaska; Silver Bow Basin, Alaska
Keywords: John Montgomery Davis, John M Davis, Davis John Montgomery, Nowell Gold Mining Company, Holy Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Juneau, Juneau municipal wharfinger
Biography
John Montgomery Davis was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo.
Davis was born in Liverpool, England, on August 29, 1856. After arriving in the United States in 1882, he lived in Pennsylvania, Florida, and Massachusetts.
He later came to Alaska and joined Thomas Nowell at the Nowell Gold Mining Company in the Silver Bow Basin near Juneau. At first, he worked as a bookkeeper at the mines and later became assistant superintendent.
In 1892, he married Frances Caroline Brooks, an artist. The couple built the Davis House on Sixth Street and assisted in the construction of portions of Seward and Sixth Streets near their home.
Davis helped found the present-day Holy Trinity Episcopal Cathedral and was an active member of the congregation, serving as the Cathedral's secretary from 1908 to 1912.
He also served the community as city clerk and magistrate. For fifteen years, he was employed as the wharfinger of the Municipal Wharf until his illness and death on February 19, 1933.
Sources
Alaska Gold Rush Pioneers of Juneau–Douglas Area, 1880–1921, p. 36
Tags: John Montgomery Davis, John M Davis, Juneau Men's Igloo charter member, Holy Trinity Episcopal Cathedral founders, Juneau city clerks, Juneau wharfingers