Roy T. Davis Explained

Roy T. Davis
Order:6th
Ambassador From:United States
Country:Haiti
Term Start:September 23, 1953
Term End:March 9, 1957
State Senate1:Maryland
Term Start1:1947
Term End1:1951
Order2:10th
Minister From2:United States
Country2:Panama
Term Start2:March 14, 1930
Term End2:September 20, 1933
Minister From3:United States
Country3:Costa Rica
Term Start3:March 14, 1922
Term End3:January 4, 1930
President3:Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Birth Date:4 June 1889
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Roy Tasco Davis (June 4, 1889December 27, 1975) was an American diplomat who served as ambassador to Costa Rica, Haiti, Panama.[1]

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.[2]

Nominated by President Warren G. Harding on February 7, 1922, to become minister to Costa Rica,[3] 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.[4]

He later served as ambassador to Haiti during the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower.[5]

Roy Tasco Davis died on December 27, 1975, in Silver Spring, Maryland, at the age of 86.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roy Tasco Davis - People - Department History - Office of the Historian.
  2. Book: Manual, State of Maryland. 1948. Hall of Records Commission. 146.
  3. News: 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. . 1922-02-08 . The New York Times . 2018-07-19 . 14 . en-US.
  4. News: Tawes Appoints Nine To Higher Education Unit . 1954-07-03 . The Evening Sun . 2018-07-19 . 22 . en-US . Newspapers.com.
  5. Book: State. United States. Dept. of. Administration. United States. Dept. of State. Bureau of. Department of State news letter. 1976. Bureau of Administration. 57.
  6. News: Roy T. Davis Dies; Ex-Diplomat . 1972-12-30 . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . 2018-07-19 . 38 . en . Newspapers.com.