American judge (1670–1736)
Addington Davenport (August 3, 1670 – April 3, 1736) was a Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature justice from 1715 to 1736.
Davenport was born in Boston on August 3, 1670, to Eleazer and Rebecca (née Addington) Davenport.[1][2] His parents died when he was young, and he was raised by his uncle Isaac Addington.[2] He graduated from Harvard College in 1689,[1] and the following year he went to England, and then "made a voyage to Spain & the West Indies".[2] He returned to Boston about 1692, established himself in business,[2] and joined the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company.[1][2] He served as clerk of several courts and then of the House of Representatives in 1697 and 1698.[1][2] He then was Register of the Suffolk County Registry of Deeds from 1698 to 1714.[1] He was on the committee that drafted a charter for the Town of Boston and held several other offices in the town, including Selectman.[1] He also served in the House of Representatives in 1711, 1712, and 1713, and was on the Governor's Council from 1714 to 1731.[1][2] He was interim secretary of Massachusetts upon the death of his uncle, Isaac Addington, in 1715.[1]
On September 16, 1715, he was appointed a Special Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature and then a Judge on December 9, 1715, December 12, 1728, and June 21, 1733.[2]
He married his wife, Elizabeth, on November 10, 1698.[2] They had eight children, but several are presumed to have died before him.[1] His will was probated April 15, 1736.[1][2]
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