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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Dwight F. Davis |
| Address |
St. Louis, Missouri , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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July 05, 1879
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| Died | November 28, 1945
(66 years)
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| Contributor | U Ole Polecat |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
Dec 15, 2023 02:24pm |
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| Info | DWIGHT FILLEY DAVIS was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on 5 July 1879; attended Smith Academy in St. Louis; graduated from Harvard University, 1900; established the Davis Cup as a trophy for excellence in international tennis competition; received a law degree from Washington University of St. Louis, 1903; became active in civic affairs; was a member of the public library board, 1904–1907, and the board of control of the Museum of Fine Arts, 1904–1907 and 1911–1912; married Helen Brooks, 1905; was a member of the house of delegates of the city government, 1907–1909, a member of the board of freeholders, 1909–1911, and chairman of the City Planning Commission, 1911–1915, and concurrently city park commissioner; exercised his special interest in recreational facilities by developing golf courses, baseball fields, and the first municipal tennis courts in the United States; served on the executive committee of the National Municipal League, 1908–1912; attended the Plattsburg Military Camp for businessmen, 1915; was a member of the Rockefeller War Relief Committee, 1916–1917; entered military service and participated in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne operations with the 138th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division; became director of the War Finance Corporation; was Assistant Secretary of War, 1923–1924; served as Secretary of War, 14 October 1925–5 March 1929; superintended the Army’s first experiments with a mechanized force; was governor general of the Philippines, 1929–1932; following the death of his first wife, married Pauline Morton Sabin, 1936; was director general of the Army Specialist Corps, 1942; died in Washington, D.C., on 28 November 1945.
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