About Roy T. Davis
Lived 1889 – 1975 (aged 86). Roy T. Davis was an American diplomat and politician.
Roy Tasco Davis (June 4, 1889 – December 27, 1975) was an American diplomat who served as ambassador to Costa Rica, Haiti, and Panama.
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.
Nominated by President Warren G. Harding on February 7, 1922, to become minister to Costa Rica, 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.
He later served as ambassador to Haiti during the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Roy Tasco Davis died on December 27, 1975, in Silver Spring, Maryland, at the age of 86.
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American diplomat
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Roy T. Davis was born on 4 June 1889 in Ewing.
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Roy T. Davis died on 27 December 1975 in Silver Spring.
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