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'''Herbert A. Davis''' (1869-1944) was a magician on the East Coast of the United States having lived in Washington D.C., Maryland and West Virginia. | '''Herbert A. Davis''' (b.1869-d.1944) was a magician on the East Coast of the United States having lived in Washington D.C., Maryland and West Virginia. | ||
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Davis, an early member of the [[IBM]] (No. 406) served on the National Membership Committee and was reported in the [[Linking Ring]] as trying to form a Ring in Baltimore in 1939. | Davis, an early member of the [[IBM]] (No. 406) served on the National Membership Committee and was reported in the [[Linking Ring]] as trying to form a Ring in Baltimore in 1939. | ||
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| Born | Herbert Alonzo Davis August 16, 1869 Newburyport, Massachusetts |
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| Died | October 26, 1944 (age 75) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Resting place | Holy Cros Cemetery, Malden, Massachusetts |
| Flourished | 1920s - 1940s |
Herbert A. Davis (b.1869-d.1944) was a magician on the East Coast of the United States having lived in Washington D.C., Maryland and West Virginia.
Biography
It was reported that he shared a billing with Harry Houdini the night his son, Herbert B. Davis (1906-1993) was born.[1]
A charter member of the Society of Osiris (which he served as a Vice-President), he operated the "Davis School of Magic" in Huntington, West Virginia in the late 1920s.[2]
Davis, an early member of the IBM (No. 406) served on the National Membership Committee and was reported in the Linking Ring as trying to form a Ring in Baltimore in 1939.