Cushman Kellogg Davis (June 16, 1838 – November 27, 1900) was an American Republican politician who served as the seventh Governor of Minnesota and as a U.S.

He relocated to St. Paul, Minnesota due to its reputation as a health resort and began to pursue a legal and political career.

During his term, he established a state board of railway commissioners, revised the state constitution to allow women to vote on school matters and hold elected office, and also provided assistance to farmers affected by a locust plague.

[3][4][5] Returning to his legal career, Davis successfully defended Judge Sherman Page in his 1878 impeachment trial.

Beginning in 1897 he was the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and was closely involved with the sequence of events leading to the Spanish–American War.