Roy T. Davis

Roy Tasco Davis (June 4, 1889 – December 27, 1975) was an American diplomat who served as ambassador to Costa Rica, Haiti, Panama.^[2]

Roy T. Davis
6th United States Ambassador to Haiti
In office September 23, 1953 – March 9, 1957
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Howard Karl Travers
Succeeded by	Gerald A. Drew
Member of the Maryland Senate from the Montgomery County district
In office 1947–1951
10th United States Minister to Panama
In office March 14, 1930 – September 20, 1933
President	Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	John Glover South
Succeeded by	Antonio Cornelius Gonzalez
United States Minister to Costa Rica
In office March 14, 1922 – January 4, 1930
President	Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover
Preceded by	Walter C. Thurston (Acting) Edward J. Hale
Succeeded by	Charles C. Eberhardt
Personal details
Born	(1889-06-04)June 4, 1889 Ewing, Missouri
Died	December 27, 1975(1975-12-27) (aged 86) Silver Spring, Maryland
Political party	Republican[1]
Alma mater	Brown University

Born in Ewing, Missouri, on June 4, 1889, Davis received his education from the public schools of Missouri, and from Brown University, from which he graduated in 1910.^[3]

Nominated by President Warren G. Harding on February 7, 1922, to become minister to Costa Rica,^[4] he served in that position from 1922 to 1930.

After service abroad, Davis served as a member of the Maryland State Senate from 1947 to 1951.^[5]

He later served as ambassador to Haiti during the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower.^[6]

Roy Tasco Davis died on December 27, 1975, in Silver Spring, Maryland, at the age of 86.^[7]