Davis, Roy Tasco, 1889-1975

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Roy Tasco Davis (1889-1975), diplomat and educator, was Minister to Costa Rica from 1921 to 1929; Minister to Panama from 1929 to 1933; and Ambassador to Haiti from 1953 to 1957.

From the description of Davis, Roy Tasco, 1889-1975 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10575463

Diplomat and educator.

From the description of Roy Tasco Davis papers, 1886-1960 (bulk 1928-1933). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79448996

Biographical Note

  • 1889, June 24: Born, Ewing, Mo.
  • 1908: A.B., Hannibal-LaGrange College, LaGrange, Mo.
  • 1910: Ph.B., Brown University, Providence, R.I.
  • 1911 - 1912 : Statistician, Missouri Bureau of Census and Labor
  • 1912 - 1913 : Assistant secretary, Missouri State Capitol Building Commission
  • 1913: Married Loyce Enloe
  • 1914 - 1921 : Business manager, Stephens College, Columbia, Mo.
  • 1921 - 1922 : United States minister to Guatemala
  • 1922 - 1929 : United States minister to Costa Rica
  • 1928: Mediator, Mixed Commission for the Purpose of Establishing a Provisional Boundary Between the Republics of Honduras and Guatemala
  • 1930 - 1933 : United States minister to Panama
  • 1933: United States delegate, North American Radio Conference, Mexico City, Mexico
  • 1933 - 1937 : Assistant to the president and director of public relations, Stephens College, Columbia, Mo.
  • 1937 - 1942 : President, National Park College, Forest Glen, Md.
  • 1946: Elected to the Maryland state senate
  • 1953 - 1957 : United States ambassador to Haiti
  • 1975: Died, Silver Spring, Md.

From the guide to the Roy Tasco Davis Papers, 1886-1960, (bulk 1928-1933), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Roy Tasco Davis papers, 1886-1960 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Roy Tasco Davis Papers. 1911 - 1970. Name and Subject Files Herbert Hoover Library
referencedIn Dunn, William E. Papers 94-195; 89-277; 73-56; 72-33; 70-8., 1895-1969 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
creatorOf Roy Tasco Davis papers, 1886-1960 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
correspondedWith Coello, Augusto C., 1882-1941 person
correspondedWith Dávila, Fausto person
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correspondedWith Fox, Ray person
correspondedWith Geissler, Arthur H. person
associatedWith Honduran-Guatemalan Boundary Commission. corporateBody
correspondedWith Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948 person
correspondedWith Kellogg, Frank B. (Frank Billings), 1856-1937 person
associatedWith Klee, A. Skinner. person
correspondedWith Munro, Dana Gardner, 1892-1990 person
correspondedWith Salazar, Carlos, 1859-1954 person
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correspondedWith Summerlin, George Thomas, 1872-1947 person
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Guatemala
Honduras
Honduras
Guatemala
Subject
Occupation
Diplomats
Educators
Activity

Person

Birth 1889

Death 1975

English,

Spanish; Castilian

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