Davies, Joseph Edward
Variant namesAmerican diplomat; ambassador to the Soviet Union, 1936-1938.
From the description of Joseph Edward Davies letters, 1940-1942, to Fred D. Warner. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123379497
Diplomat, lawyer, and author. Born 1876; died 1958.
From the description of Joseph Edward Davies papers, 1860-1958 (bulk 1912-1958). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980061
J.E. Davies was former ambassador of the United States to the Soviet Union and Belgium.
From the description of [Speech], 1942. (Lincoln Library). WorldCat record id: 247134753
Biographical Note
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1876, Nov. 29:
Born, Watertown, Wis. -
1898:
A.B. degree, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. -
1901:
LL.B degree, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. -
1902:
Married Emlen Knight -
1902 -1906 :State's attorney, Wisconsin -
1912:
Chairman, western headquarters, Democratic Party campaign -
1913 -1915 :United States commissioner of corporations -
1915 -1916 :Chairman, Federal Trade Commission -
1918:
Economic adviser to President Woodrow Wilson, Versailles Peace Conference, Versailles, France -
1935:
Married Marjorie Post -
1936:
Vice chairman, Democratic National Committee -
1936 -1938 :Ambassador to the Soviet Union -
1938 -1939 :Ambassador to Belgium and minister to Luxembourg -
1939 -1941 :Special assistant to Cordell Hull in charge of war emergency problems and policies -
1941:
Chairman, Franklin D. Roosevelt's inaugural committee Published Mission to Moscow. New York: Simon and Schuster -
1942 -1946 :Chairman, War Relief and Control Board -
1943:
Special envoy with rank of ambassador to confer with Joseph Stalin -
1945:
Chairman, Franklin D. Roosevelt's inaugural committee Special envoy with rank of ambassador to confer with Sir Winston Churchill Special adviser with rank of ambassador, Potsdam Conference, Potsdam, Germany -
1946 -1947 :Vice chairman, President's Committee to Study Universal Military Training -
1958, May 9:
Died, Washington, D.C.
From the guide to the Joseph Edward Davies Papers, 1860-1958, (bulk 1912-1958), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
Biographical/Historical Note
American diplomat; ambassador to the Soviet Union, 1936-1938.
From the guide to the Joseph Edward Davies letters to Fred D. Warner, undated, (Hoover Institution Archives)
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| Soviet Union Foreign relations United States. | |||
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| United States Foreign relations Soviet Union. | |||
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Person
Birth 1876-11-29
Death 1958-05-09
Americans
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