John Davis (1774-1854)
Born in Salisbury, he was a seaman, biographer, and miscellaneous writer; Robert Southey,
who knew him, commented “that however much adversity had quickened his talents, it had
injured his moral feelings.”
Born in Salisbury, he was a seaman, biographer, and miscellaneous writer; Robert Southey,
who knew him, commented “that however much adversity had quickened his talents, it had
injured his moral feelings.”