Joe W. Davis

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Joe W. Davis

|image = Mayor Joe W Davis February 1970.png

|caption = Davis in February 1970

|order = 64thBefore 1916, the office was known as "President." Davis was the 8th to hold the title of "Mayor."

|office = Mayor of Huntsville

|term_start = 1968

|term_end = 1988

|predecessor = Glenn Hearn

|successor = Steve Hettinger

|birth_date = {{birth date|1918|10|22}}

|birth_place = Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.

|death_date = {{Death date and age|1992|11|14|1918|10|22|mf=yes}}

|death_place = Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.

|profession = Educator, businessman

|blank1 = Religion

|data1 = Presbyterian

}}

Joe William Davis (October 22, 1918 – November 14, 1992) was an American politician who served as mayor of Huntsville, Alabama, for five consecutive terms from 1968 to 1988. He unsuccessfully sought a sixth term. Davis is the second-longest-serving mayor of Huntsville, behind only Alex W. McAllister.

Born in nearby New Market, Alabama, Davis had worked as a teacher and a businessman before becoming Huntsville's mayor. He was a veteran of World War II. Married with a family, Davis was a Freemason and member of Helion Lodge #1 in Huntsville. He is buried at Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville.

Tributes

The Joe W. Davis Stadium in Huntsville, home of the Huntsville Stars baseball team from 1985 through 2014, is named in his honor. The stadium is under development to be the home of MLS Next Pro team Huntsville City Football Club whose inaugural season began in March 2023.

References

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{{cite news|publisher=City of Huntsville, Alabama |title=Huntsville's History of Mayors |url=http://www.huntsvilleal.gov/mayor/mayor_history.php |accessdate=September 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115072123/http://www.huntsvilleal.gov/mayor/mayor_history.php |archivedate=January 15, 2012 }}

{{cite news |work=The Huntsville Historical Review |publisher=The Huntsville-Madison County Historical Society |location=Huntsville, AL |title=New Market Celebrates its History |volume=17 |issue=1 |page=29 |format=PDF |url=http://huntsvillehistorycollection.org/hh/hhpics/hhr/pdf/Volume_17_1_Jan-90.pdf#page=32 |date=Winter–Spring 1990 |accessdate=May 8, 2013}}

{{cite web |first=Graham |last=Knight |publisher=Baseball Pilgrimages |title=Joe Davis Stadium |url=http://www.baseballpilgrimages.com/minors/huntsville.html |date=June 9, 2010 |accessdate=May 8, 2013}}

{{cite web |publisher=City of Huntsville, Alabama |work=Maple Hill Cemetery Map |title=Davis, Joe W. |url=http://maps.hsvcity.com/cemetery/MapleHillMap.aspx?id=204 |accessdate=March 5, 2015 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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Category:1918 births

Category:1992 deaths

Category:20th-century mayors of places in Alabama

Category:Mayors of Huntsville, Alabama

Category:People from Madison County, Alabama

Category:Military personnel from Huntsville, Alabama

Category:American military personnel of World War II

Category:American Freemasons