Lincoln Davis

A Representative from Tennessee; born near Pall Mall, Tenn., on September 13, 1943; B.S., Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tenn., 1964; businessman; farmer; mayor, Byrdstown, Tenn., 1978-1982; member of the Tennessee state house of representatives, 1980-1984; member of the Tennessee state senate, 1996-2002; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2003-January 3, 2011); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.