David Floyd Davis was born in
Riverhead on July 10, 1867, the son of David Frank Davis and Betsey Sophia (Wiggins) Davis. In 1890, he opened an
oil distribution business. On November 15, 1893, he married Edith Clyde Smith, and they had two children. Davis was a member of the
New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 4th D.) in
1898; and a member of the
New York State Senate (4th D.) in
1899 and
1900. In 1906, he testified before the
Interstate Commerce Commission to how
Standard Oil was trying to push independent oil dealers out of business. ==References==