Cameron Josiah Davis

Cameron Josiah Davis (December 13, 1873 – June 6, 1952) was an American prelate who served as Bishop of Western New York between 1931 and 1948.

His paternal grandfather came from Newbury, Berkshire, England and settled on a farm near Rochester, where he was connected with Christ Church, and his father, after teaching school in Missouri and Mississippi, spent all of his life in Watkins Glen, New York.

[2] In 1897 Davies was ordained deacon and served as assistant to the rector of Trinity Church in Buffalo, New York.

On October 20, 1929, Davies was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Western New York and was consecrated on January 30, 1930.

he also worked with other religious leaders, notably the Roman Catholic Bishop of Buffalo John A. Duffy and the local Rabbi Joseph L. Fink to establish the so-called 'release time' from school so that pupils can receive religious education.