Henry G. Davis

Henry G. Davis

Henry Gassaway Davis (November 16, 1823 – March 11, 1916) was a self-made millionaire and U.S. Senator (1871–1883) from West Virginia. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1904. His brother was U.S. Congressman Thomas Beall Davis.

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    Night’s brittle song, silver-thin
    Shatters into a billion fragments
    Of quiet shadows
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