Roy Tasco Davis (June 4, 1889 – December 27, 1975) was an American diplomat who served as ambassador to Costa Rica, Haiti, Panama.[2]
Roy T. Davis | |
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| 6th United States Ambassador to Haiti | |
| In office September 23, 1953 – March 9, 1957 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Howard Karl Travers |
| Succeeded by | Gerald A. Drew |
| Member of the Maryland Senate from the Montgomery County district | |
| In office 1947–1951 | |
| 10th United States Minister to Panama | |
| In office March 14, 1930 – September 20, 1933 | |
| President | Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | John Glover South |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Cornelius Gonzalez |
| United States Minister to Costa Rica | |
| In office March 14, 1922 – January 4, 1930 | |
| President | Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover |
| Preceded by | Walter C. Thurston (Acting) Edward J. Hale |
| Succeeded by | Charles C. Eberhardt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 4, 1889 Ewing, Missouri |
| Died | December 27, 1975 (aged 86) Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
Born in Ewing, Missouri, on June 4, 1889, Davis received his education from the public schools of Missouri, and from Brown University, from which he graduated in 1910.[3]
Nominated by President Warren G. Harding on February 7, 1922, to become minister to Costa Rica,[4] he served in that position from 1922 to 1930.
After service abroad, Davis served as a member of the Maryland State Senate from 1947 to 1951.[5]
He later served as ambassador to Haiti during the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower.[6]
Roy Tasco Davis died on December 27, 1975, in Silver Spring, Maryland, at the age of 86.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Maryland Manual, 1948-1949" (PDF). Maryland State Archives. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ "Roy Tasco Davis - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
- ^ Manual, State of Maryland. Hall of Records Commission. 1948. p. 146.
- ^ "NAMES 3 ENVOYS TO 'ENEMY' NATIONS; President Nominates Houghton of New York for Ambassador to Germany.WASHBURN FOR AUSTRIABrentano Chosen for Hungary, andPosts in Portugal and Costa Rica Filled". The New York Times. 1922-02-08. p. 14. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ^ "Tawes Appoints Nine To Higher Education Unit". The Evening Sun. 1954-07-03. p. 22. Retrieved 2018-07-19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ State, United States. Dept. of; Administration, United States. Dept. of State. Bureau of (1976). Department of State news letter. Bureau of Administration. p. 57.
- ^ "Roy T. Davis Dies; Ex-Diplomat". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1972-12-30. p. 38. Retrieved 2018-07-19 – via Newspapers.com.