Samuel Davis (Canadian politician)

Samuel Davis (1914–1996) was a Canadian engineer and municipal politician who served as the 70th mayor of Saint John, New Brunswick from 1977 to 1980.

[2] Additionally, Davis ran a shoe store on King Street called Wiezel's,[3] named after the maiden name of his wife, Gladys (née Wiezel) Davis.

[4] On 11 May 1977, Davis was elected as Mayor of Saint John after defeating the incumbent Edis A.

[2] Davis was additionally the first Jewish mayor in Saint John.

[4] In 1979, Davis presented awards for Fred Hodges, Saint John's first visible minority councilor and civil rights and labour activist.