"The Willows" home of Thomas Osbourne Davis. Davis at far right in chair with book. Other persons unidentified

Bio/historical note: Thomas Osborne Davis (16 August 1856 - 23 January 1917) was a Liberal Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons representing the Provisional District of Saskatchewan, and later a member of the Canadian Senate. The son of Samuel Davis, he was tutored by his father and became a general merchant at Prince Albert, Northwest Territories. In 1885, he married Rebecca Jennings. He served on the town council for Prince Albert and was mayor from 1894 to 1895. Davis died in office in Prince Albert at the age of 60.