James Curran Davis (May 17, 1895 – December 18, 1981) was an American lawyer, World War I veteran, and politician from the state of Georgia who served eight terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1963.

[1] During World War I, Davis served in the United States Marine Corps as a private and sergeant from December 24, 1917, to January 11, 1919.

He then served as an attorney for the Georgia Department of Industrial Relations from 1928 to 1931 and DeKalb County from 1931 to 1934.

He was the publisher for the Atlanta Times, a conservative newspaper led by Roscoe Pickett, from June 1964 to its closing in September 1965.

[1][3][9] He also served on the board of directors for the Salem Campground and De Kalb Federal Savings and Loan Association.

[1] Davis married Mary Lou Martin on December 26, 1932, in LaGrange, Georgia.