1879Born: August 11, 1879. Boston, MAParents:
Charles Davis and Agnes M. Claflin Attended Pomfret
School. Conn18971901Harvard College. S.B. 1901Married Margaret
Bradley Sumner, August 15, 1900 (she died February 6,
1913)19011907Traveled in Western Europe studying
government.19071910Harvard
Law School. LLB. 191019101914Graduate School of Political Science. Harvard University.
Practiced law.Assistant in International Law at
Harvard.1915Attended
Plattsburg Training Camp1916Volunteered
for French Army. Served in Section Four of the American Field Service
Ambulance Services.19171918U.S.
Government consultant during the war focusing on ambulance
services.1919Associated
with Charles H. Fisk in the practice of law. Served as a volunteer
during the Boston police strike.19201923Returned to Europe to work with the American Red Cross as
Director of the Southwestern Base located in Constantinople. Worked
closely with Russian refugees including many orphans displaced by the
Revolution. In September 1922 appointed Acting director of the Smyrna
Disaster Relief Committee.May 13, 1922 Charles Davis
addressed the League of Nations in Geneva on behalf of the Russian
refugees displaced by the Revolution and was among the first
Americans to speak at this
organization.1924Returned to
the USA19251930Worked
in the USA and held the post as Superintendent of St. Luke's Hospital
in Bethlehem, PA.19431945Volunteer member of the San Diego Civil
Defense.1957Died in San
Diego, California on February 17,
1957.From the guide to the Papers, 1897-1923, (Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University)