systems in Louisiana and opposed desegregation. At the time of his death in 2000, he was the oldest living former governor as well as the last living governor to have been born in the 19th century. He is also the only U.S. governor to have lived in the 1800s, the 1900s, and the 2000s.

Early life and career

Childhood and birth date confusion

Davis was born in Quitman, Louisiana, as one of 11 children to sharecropper

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