Dwight F. Davis | |
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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]