Roy Tasco Davis (June 4, 1889 – December 27, 1975) was an American diplomat who served as ambassador to Costa Rica, Haiti, and Panama.[2]

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.[3]

Nominated by President Warren G. Harding on February 7, 1922, to become minister to Costa Rica,[4] 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.[5]

He later served as ambassador to Haiti during the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower.[6]

Roy Tasco Davis died on December 27, 1975, in Silver Spring, Maryland, at the age of 86.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Maryland Manual, 1948-1949" (PDF). Maryland State Archives. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Roy Tasco Davis - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
  3. ↑ Manual, State of Maryland. Hall of Records Commission. 1948. p. 146.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Tawes Appoints Nine To Higher Education Unit". The Evening Sun. 1954-07-03. p. 22. Retrieved 2018-07-19 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ State, United States. Dept. of; Administration, United States. Dept. of State. Bureau of (1976). Department of State news letter. Bureau of Administration. p. 57.
  7. ↑ "Roy T. Davis Dies; Ex-Diplomat". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1972-12-30. p. 38. Retrieved 2018-07-19 – via Newspapers.com.
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