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Dwight Filley Davis Sr.
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American politician and tennis player (1879–1945)
OverviewAI-generated
Dwight Filley Davis Sr. was a United States citizen who worked as a tennis player and politician. He competed in tennis as a left-handed player and represented the United States Davis Cup team. Davis participated in the 1904 Summer Olympics and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. He also received the Distinguished Service Cross.
In his political career, Davis served as the United States Secretary of War and Governor-General of the Philippines. He was a member of the Republican Party and the American Legion. During World War I, he participated in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. He was educated at Harvard University and Harvard College. Davis died in Washington, D.C., and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Key facts
- President
- Herbert Hoover
- Preceded by
- Eugene Allen Gilmore (acting)
- Succeeded by
- George C. Butte (acting)
- Appointed by
- Calvin Coolidge
- Born
- Dwight Filley Davis , ( 1879-07-05 ) July 5, 1879, St. Louis , Missouri , U.S.
- Died
- November 28, 1945 (1945-11-28) (aged 66) , Washington, D.C. , U.S.
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse s
- Helen Brooks ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1905 ; died 1932 ) , Pauline Sabin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1936 )
- Education
- Harvard University ( BA ) , Washington University ( LLB )
- Turned pro
- 1895 (amateur tour)
- Plays
- Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
- Int tennis hof
- 1956 ( member page )
- Highest ranking
- No. 5 (1900)
- Us open
- F ( 1898 )
- Olympic games
- 2R ( 1904 )
- Wimbledon
- F ( 1901 )
- Davis cup
- W ( 1900 , 1902 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Tennis
- Position
- Tennis Player
- Nationality
- United States
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Davis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- St. Louis
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Governor-General of the Philippines
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Baptists
- Participant in
- 1904 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- tennis
- Conflict
- Meuse-Argonne Offensive
- Military branch
- military
- Military rank
- podpolkovnik
- Image
- Dwight Davis, Bain bw photo portrait.jpg
Show 12 more facts
- place of burial
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Commons category
- Dwight Filley Davis
- date of birth
- 1879-07-05
- date of death
- 1945-11-28
- handedness
- left-handedness
- playing hand
- left-handedness
- Commons gallery
- Dwight F. Davis
- member of
- American Legion
- end of work period
- 1902-00-00
- name in native language
- Dwight Filley Davis
- honorific prefix
- The Honourable
- different from
- Dwight Davis
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Encyclopedic overview
Dwight Filley Davis Sr. (July 5, 1879 – November 28, 1945) was an American tennis player and politician. He is best remembered as the founder of the Davis Cup international tennis competition. He was the Assistant Secretary of War from 1923 to 1925 and Secretary of War from 1925 to 1929.
Early life
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