Davis, Roy Tasco, 1889-1975

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)