Charles Henry Davis

Charles Henry Davis (also known as Carl Henry Davis; May 4, 1865 – June 3, 1951) was an American businessman and civil engineer. He was the president and co-founder of the National Highways Association. He founded the World Peace Movement.

Early life and education

Charles Henry Davis was born into a Quaker family in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. As a youth he lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As an adult he lived and worked in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. He lived in the House of the Seven Chimneys. Davis was a yachtsman. He was married three times and fathered six children, all daughters. The association was based in Washington, D.C. and had offices in New York City and Yarmouth. He donated money to Columbia University in 1911 to fund the founding of a graduate program focused on highway engineering. He also founded Columbia's Davis Library of Highway Engineering. He donated $350,000 to create an engineering library at the University of Maryland in 1936. He funded the research of Alfred Adler. He was a fan of Winston Churchill. Davis raised $2 million to fund the creation of a statue of Churchill which would reside on the Dover Cliffs. However, the people of England did not want this statue so it was never given.