Davis, Charles Claflin.

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1879 Born: August 11, 1879. Boston, MA Parents: Charles Davis and Agnes M. Claflin Attended Pomfret School. Conn 1897 1901 Harvard College. S.B. 1901 Married Margaret Bradley Sumner, August 15, 1900 (she died February 6, 1913) 1901 1907 Traveled in Western Europe studying government. 1907 1910 Harvard Law School. LLB. 1910 1910 1914 Graduate School of Political Science. Harvard University. Practiced law. Assistant in International Law at Harvard. 1915 Attended Plattsburg Training Camp 1916 Volunteered for French Army. Served in Section Four of the American Field Service Ambulance Services. 1917 1918 U.S. Government consultant during the war focusing on ambulance services. 1919 Associated with Charles H. Fisk in the practice of law. Served as a volunteer during the Boston police strike. 1920 1923 Returned 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. 1924 Returned to the USA 1925 1930 Worked in the USA and held the post as Superintendent of St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, PA. 1943 1945 Volunteer member of the San Diego Civil Defense. 1957 Died in San Diego, California on February 17, 1957.

From the guide to the Papers, 1897-1923, (Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University)

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