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Born 1868
From The Daily news' history of Buchanan County and St. Joseph, Mo. From the time of the Platte purchase to the end of the year 1898. Preceded by a short history of Missouri. Supplemented by biographical s (1898)
RANDOLPH M. DAVIS, president of the R. T. Davis Mill & Manufacturing Company, was born in St. Joseph in 1868, his father being the late R. T. Davis. He graduated from the St. Joseph high school and at once engaged in the milling business with his father. He was ope of the organizers and the first president of the Commercial club. He is president of the Southwestern Millers' Association and at the head of the largest mill in the west. He was married in St. Joseph to Miss Mary Fairleigh, daughter of W. G. Fairleigh.
As printed in The Daily news' history of Buchanan County and St. Joseph, Mo. From the time of the Platte purchase to the end of the year 1898. Preceded by a short history of Missouri. Supplemented by biographical s (1898). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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