Kate Embry Dowdle Davis

Kate Embry Dowdle Davis (November 2, 1871 – September 27, 1954), also known as Mrs. Samuel Preston Davis, was an American socialite, historian, and clubwoman who served as president national of the National Society of United States Daughters of 1812.

Early life Davis was born Kate Embry Dowdle on November 2, 1871, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Robert Allen Dowdle and Rebecca Alyette Taylor Dowdle.

Societies and clubs Davis was active in patriotic and lineage societies, society events, and church work. One of her papers, on the poet and soldier Albert Pike, was published by the Masonic Albert Pike Consistory. In 1925, as president national, Davis collaborated with Rear Admiral Louis R. de Steiguer, A. C. Ratshesky, and W. D. Towner to lead the Save the Constitution Fund, which was created to finance repairs to the USS Constitution.

Personal life Davis was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. She was a supporter of women's suffrage.

She was married to Samuel Preston Davis and had three children: Samuel Preston Jr., Allen Dowdle, and Rebecca Dowdle.