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DAVENPORT 274 DAVID II. Theater, Philadelphia, in 1838, and then confined himself to Boston till 1847, when he accompanied Mrs. Mowatt to England and played "Claude Melnotte" to her "Pauline" in the large cities, and supported Macready two seasons. In 1854 he returned to the United States; in 1859 became manager of the Howard Athenaeum, Boston; and in 1869 of the Chestnut Street Theater, Philadelphia. He died in Canton, Pa., Sept. 1, 1877. DAVENPORT, FANNY LILY GYP- SY, an American actress; bom in Lon- don, April 10, 1850. Her first appear- ance on the stage was at the Howard Athenaeum in Boston, then under the management of her father, E. L. Daven- port. She played during her career in the theaters of all the large cities in the United States. Her most noted roles were in "La Tosca," "Giaconda," "Fe- dora," and "Cleopatra." She was mar- ried in 1879 to Edwin H. Price, but was divorced and subsequently married Mel- bourne McDowell, an actor of leading roles in her company. She died near Duxbury, Mass., Sept. 26, 1898. DAVENPORT, HOMER CALVIN, an American cartoonist; born in Silverton, Ore., March 8, 1867. He was bred on a farm in Oregon, having neither common School nor art education. After serving as a jockey, a fireman and a circus clown, he became a cartoonist for the San Francisco "Examiner" in 1892. In 1896 he began drawing cartoons for the New York "Journal," and since 1900 for the Chicago "American" as well. In 1906 Mr. Davenport visited Arabia and drew a portrait of the Sultan of Turkey. He wrote "Belle of Silverton" (1900) and "The Diary of a Country Boy" (1910). He died on March 2, 1912. DAVID, the capital of Chiriqui, in Panama, in a fertile plain on the Rio David, which enters the Pacific 8 miles to the S. Stock-raising and the cultiva- tion of tobacco are extensively engaged in, and there is a considerable trade. Pop. 9,000. DAVID, King and Prophet of Israel; born in Bethlehem, 1085 B. C; was the eighth youngest son of Jesse of Bethle- hem. He was keeping his father's flocks when he was selected and anointed by the prophet Samuel, at the age of 15, to succeed Saul. Brought to the court of Saul to soothe the melancholy of the king by his harp, he first signalized him- self by slaying Goliath of Gath, a gigan- tic Philistine. He won the friendship of Jonathan, and the love of his daughter Michal, but drew upon himself the jeal- ousy, and finally the fury of the unhappy kingj who repeatedly attempted to kill him. David fled into the wilderness. At the head of a band of outlaws and mal- contents he baffled every attempt of Saul to capture him. When Saul fell, David was acknowledged king by the tribe of Judah; but the other tribes, at the in- stigation of Abner, placed Ishbosheth, the younger son of Saul, on the throne, thus occasioning a civil war. On the death of Ishbosheth, however, the con- tending parties submitted to David, who reigned for 30 years. He took Jerusa- lem from the Jebusites, and gained con- siderable victories over the Philistmes and other neighboring nations; but tar- DAVID, KING OF ISRAEL nished his glory by taking Bathsheba from Uriah, her husband, and putting him to death. A rebellion was excited against him by his son Absalom, which was quelled, and Absalom slain. At the close of his life, he abdicated in favor oi his son Solomon. He died 1015 B. c. A considerable portion of the Book of Psalms was composed by him. DAVID I. (often called St. David), King of Scotland; born in 1084; sue ceeded his brother, Alexander the Fierce, in 1124. He married Maud, grandniece of William the Conqueror; and was earl of Northumberland and Huntingdon when called to the Scottish throne. On the death of Henry I., King of England, he maintained the claim of his daughtei Maud against King Stephen and seized Carlisle, but was defeated at the battle of Northallerton in 1138. He died in 1153. DAVID II., King of Scotland, son of Robert Bruce; born in 1324; succeeded to the throne in 1329. On the death of his father he was acknowledged by the