Roy T. Davis | |
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| 6th United States Ambassador to Haiti | |
| In office September 23, 1953 – March 9, 1957 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Howard Karl Travers |
| Succeeded by | Gerald A. Drew |
| Member of the Maryland Senate from the Montgomery County district | |
| In office 1947–1951 | |
| 10th United States Minister to Panama | |
| In office March 14, 1930 – September 20, 1933 | |
| President | Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | John Glover South |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Cornelius Gonzalez |
| United States Minister to Costa Rica | |
| In office March 14, 1922 – January 4, 1930 | |
| President | Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover |
| Preceded by | Walter C. Thurston (Acting) Edward J. Hale |
| Succeeded by | Charles C. Eberhardt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 4, 1889 Ewing, Missouri |
| Died | December 27, 1975 (aged 86) Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
Roy Tasco Davis (June 4, 1889 – December 27, 1975) was an American diplomat who served as ambassador to Costa Rica, Haiti, Panama.[1]
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.[2]
Nominated by President Warren G. Harding on February 7, 1922, to become minister to Costa Rica,[3] 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.[4]
He later served as ambassador to Haiti during the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower.[5]
Roy Tasco Davis died on December 27, 1975, in Silver Spring, Maryland, at the age of 86.[6]
