Dwight F. Davis

Dwight F. Davis
Dwight F. Davis
Governor-General of the Philippines
	In office; July 8, 1929 – January 9, 1932
President	Herbert Hoover
Preceded by	Eugene Allen Gilmore (Acting)
Succeeded by	George C. Butte (Acting)
49th United States Secretary of War
	In office; October 14, 1925 – March 4, 1929
President	Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	John W. Weeks
Succeeded by	James Good
United States Assistant Secretary of War
	In office; 1923–1925
Appointed by	Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Mayhew Wainwright
Succeeded by	Hanford MacNider
Personal details
Born	Dwight Filley Davis; July 5, 1879; St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died	November 28, 1945 (aged 66); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Harvard University (BA); Washington University (LLB)
	Tennis career
Turned pro	1895 (amateur tour)
Retired	1902
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 5 (1900)
Grand Slam Singles results
US Open	F (1898, 1899)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (1904)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon	F (1901)
US Open	W (1899, 1900, 1901)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	QF (1904)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W (1900, 1902)

Dwight Filley Davis (July 5, 1879 - November 28, 1945) was an American tennis player and politician. He was the founder of the international tennis competition "Davis Cup".^[1]

He served as United States Secretary of War from 1925 to 1929.^[2]

Davis died at his home in Washington, D.C. on November 28, 1945, after a six-month illness.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ "Davis Cup History". Davis Cup. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
↑ "The Secretary of War, The Hon. Dwight Davis, and the Chief of Staff, the Deputy Chief of Staff, the assistants Chief of Staff, and the Chiefs of branches posed for a photograph on the steps of the war Dept. In the group left to right, front row, Major Gen. Frank Parker, Major Gen. Charles P. Summerall, Chief of Staff, Assistant Secretary of War, Col. C.B. Robbins, Secretary of War, Dwight F. Davis, Major Gen, B.H. Wells, Deputy Chief of Staff, Brig. Gen. E.E. Booth, Ass't Chief of Staff, Major Gen. Fred T. Austin, Chief of Field Artillery, Major Gen. A.L. Carmichael, Chief of Finance". Library of Congress. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
↑ "McCormick-Guggenheim-Morton family of Illinois and New York". PoliticalGraveyard.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
↑ "DWIGHT DAVIS DIES; WAR EX-SECRETARY; Member of Coolidge's Cabinet First Soldier to Hold Post Since '69--New Deal Foe DONOR OF THE TENNIS CUP Former Champion Himself, He Created International Trophy --Hero of First World War Succeeded John W. Weeks Twice Double Champion Sold Progress in Philippines". The New York Times. November 28, 1945. Retrieved October 7, 2017.

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[1] "Davis Cup History". Davis Cup. Retrieved October 7, 2017.

[2] "The Secretary of War, The Hon. Dwight Davis, and the Chief of Staff, the Deputy Chief of Staff, the assistants Chief of Staff, and the Chiefs of branches posed for a photograph on the steps of the war Dept. In the group left to right, front row, Major Gen. Frank Parker, Major Gen. Charles P. Summerall, Chief of Staff, Assistant Secretary of War, Col. C.B. Robbins, Secretary of War, Dwight F. Davis, Major Gen, B.H. Wells, Deputy Chief of Staff, Brig. Gen. E.E. Booth, Ass't Chief of Staff, Major Gen. Fred T. Austin, Chief of Field Artillery, Major Gen. A.L. Carmichael, Chief of Finance". Library of Congress. Retrieved October 7, 2017.

[3] "McCormick-Guggenheim-Morton family of Illinois and New York". PoliticalGraveyard.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved October 7, 2017.

[4] "DWIGHT DAVIS DIES; WAR EX-SECRETARY; Member of Coolidge's Cabinet First Soldier to Hold Post Since '69--New Deal Foe DONOR OF THE TENNIS CUP Former Champion Himself, He Created International Trophy --Hero of First World War Succeeded John W. Weeks Twice Double Champion Sold Progress in Philippines". The New York Times. November 28, 1945. Retrieved October 7, 2017.

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