Davis, Norman H. (Norman Hezekiah), 1878-1944

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Dates:
Birth 1878
Death 1944
English,

Biographical notes:

Economist, diplomat, and humanitarian.

From the description of Papers of Norman H. Davis, 1915-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79322288

Biographical Note

1978, Aug. 9 Born, Normandy, Bedford County, Tenn. 1897 1900 Attended Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., and Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. 1898 Married Mackie Paschall 1902 Began business career in Cuba 1905 1917 Organized Trust Co. of Cuba and served as president of the company 1917 Advisor on foreign loans to the secretary of the treasury 1918 Special delgate to Spain and representative of the United States Treasury in London, England and Paris, France 1919 Appointed finance commisioner of the United States to Europe American member, Armistice Commission Chairman of the finance section, Supreme Economic Council Financial advisor to Woodrow Wilson and the American Commission to Negotiate Peace Member of the Reparations and Financial Commissions Assistant secretary of the treasury 1920 Under secretary of state and acting secretary of state Chairman, Conference on International Communications, Washington, D. C. 1924 Chairman, League of Nations Commission to Determine the Status of Memel 1927 Member, American Delegation to the International Economic Conferrence, Geneva Switzerland Member, League of Nations Financial Committee 1932 Appointed member of of the organizing committee for the International Monetary and Economic Conference Chairman of the American delegation, Disarmament Conference, Geneva, Switzerland 1935 Head of the American delegation to the London Naval Conference 1937 United States delegate, Nine-Power Conference, Brussels, Belgium 1938 1944 Chairman, American Red Cross 1944, July 1 Died, Alexandria, Va.

From the guide to the Norman H. Davis Papers, 1898-1979, (bulk 1915-1944), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Arms control
  • Disarmament
  • International economic relations
  • International relations
  • Security, International
  • Peace
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • World War, 1939-1945

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  • Diplomats
  • Economists
  • Humanitarians

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