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Roy T. Davis

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Roy T. Davis
6th United States Ambassador to Haiti
In office
September 23, 1953 – March 9, 1957
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byHoward Karl Travers
Succeeded byGerald 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
PresidentHerbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byJohn Glover South
Succeeded byAntonio Cornelius Gonzalez
United States Minister to Costa Rica
In office
March 14, 1922 – January 4, 1930
PresidentWarren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Preceded byWalter C. Thurston (Acting)
Edward J. Hale
Succeeded byCharles C. Eberhardt
Personal details
Born(1889-06-04)June 4, 1889
Ewing, Missouri
DiedDecember 27, 1975(1975-12-27) (aged 86)
Silver Spring, Maryland
Political partyRepublican[1]
Alma materBrown University

Roy Tasco Davis (June 4, 1889 – December 27, 1975) was an American diplomat who served as ambassador to Costa Rica, Haiti, Panama.[2]

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

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  1. ^ "Maryland Manual, 1948-1949" (PDF). Maryland State Archives. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Roy Tasco Davis - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
  3. ^ Manual, State of Maryland. Hall of Records Commission. 1948. p. 146.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Tawes Appoints Nine To Higher Education Unit". The Evening Sun. 1954-07-03. p. 22. Retrieved 2018-07-19 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ State, United States. Dept. of; Administration, United States. Dept. of State. Bureau of (1976). Department of State news letter. Bureau of Administration. p. 57.
  7. ^ "Roy T. Davis Dies; Ex-Diplomat". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1972-12-30. p. 38. Retrieved 2018-07-19 – via Newspapers.com.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Haiti
1953–1957
Succeeded by