Thomas Aspinwall Davis (December 11, 1798 – November 22, 1845) was a silversmith and businessman who served as mayor of Boston for nine months in 1845.

[5] Thomas grew up on Harrison Place (now Kent Street), and began work in a jeweler's shop in Boston at age 14.

[7] The firm was successful, after his death known as Palmer, Bachelder & Co.[8][9] By 1843 he had acquired, by inheritance and purchase, farmland around his father's house, which he subdivided to create The Lindens, a prestigious suburban residential development designed by Alexander Wadsworth and John F.

In the runup to the 1844 election Davis was nominated for mayor at a convention chaired by the showman Moses Kimball, who was best known for exhibiting a stuffed mermaid with P.T.

Well, known Bostonians like former mayor Samuel A. Eliot entered the lists in ensuing rounds, but nothing could break the three-way deadlock.

[12] It was Davis' third attempt as a candidate representing the Native American Party, which had split from the Whigs the previous year.

His term of office was uneventful, the main issue of the day being badly needed improvements to Boston's inadequate water supply.