Roy T. Davis

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Roy T. Davis
United States Minister to Costa Rica
In office
March 14, 1922 โ€“ 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
Alma materBrown University

Roy Tasco Davis (June 4, 1889 – December 27, 1975) was an American diplomat who served as

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

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]

References

  1. ^ "Roy Tasco Davis - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
  2. ^ Manual, State of Maryland. Hall of Records Commission. 1948. p. 146.
  3. ^ "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.
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  5. ^ State, United States. Dept. of; Administration, United States. Dept. of State. Bureau of (1976). Department of State news letter. Bureau of Administration. p. 57.
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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
United States Ambassador to Haiti

1953โ€“1957
Succeeded by