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Dwight F. Davis

Dwight F. Davis, American tennis player and politician, 49th United States Secretary of War (died 1945)

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Born
July 5, 1879
Died
November 28, 1945
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1879

About Dwight F. Davis

Dwight Filley Davis Sr. 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. Davis also won the American intercollegiate singles championship of 1899 as a student at Harvard College. He then teamed up with Holcombe Ward and won the doubles title at the U.S. He was a member of the US team that won the first two competitions in 1900 and 1902, and was also the captain of the 1900 team. During his tenure, he expanded athletic facilities and created the first municipal tennis courts in the United States.

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Dwight F. Davis timeline

  1. Davis also won the American intercollegiate singles championship of 1899 as a student at Harvard College.
  2. He was a member of the US team that won the first two competitions in 1900 and 1902, and was also the captain of the 1900 team.

The world when Dwight F. Davis was born

Dwight F. Davis was born in 1879. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineThomas Edison demonstrates practical incandescent light bulb
  • Technology milestoneEdison's light bulb — practical electric lighting
  • Notable inventionSaccharin (artificial sweetener) discovered
  • World population~1.39 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRutherford B. Hayes
  • U.S. population45.9M

1879 versus 2026

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Measure18792026
Population45.9M341 million

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