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Monnett Bain Davis (August 13, 1893 – December 26, 1953) was an American diplomat in the early and mid 20th century.
Early life
Davis was born in
Greencastle, Indiana
Greencastle is a city in Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana, United States, and the county seat of Putnam County. It was founded in 1821 by Ephraim Dukes on a land grant. He named the settlement for his hometown of Greencastle, Pennsylv ...
on August 13, 1893. He was named for his maternal grandmother,
Mary Monnett Bain
Mary Monnett Bain (Mary Monnett; September 21, 1833, in Marion County, Ohio – July 30, 1885, in Osawatomie, Miami County, Kansas), following her mother's death, came into a very large sum of money. She is known for the construction of Monnett ...
, a benefactress of the
Ohio Wesleyan University in
Delaware, Ohio
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. He was educated at the
University of Colorado
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, A.B.
During
World War I
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, he served in the
American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in the
United States Army
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.
Diplomatic career
Following WWI, Davis entered into the
United States Foreign Service
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and served tours of duty representing American interests abroad as US Consul in
Port Elizabeth (1921–23) and
Saltillo
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(1924) and then as US Consul General in
Stockholm (1933-1934),
Shanghai
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(1935–36),
Singapore
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(1936–37) and
Buenos Aires
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(1938-41).
During WWII, he served as the Deputy Director of the Office of the Foreign Service and then as Director General of the Foreign Service.
Post World War II, Davis served as United States Minister in
Denmark
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from June 1945 to January 1946. He was then appointed once again as
United States Consul-General in Shanghai from 1946 to 1947. In 1948, we was given his assignment as United States Ambassador to
Panama
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serving until 1951 before being transferred to the post of U.S. Ambassador to
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
in 1951.
Death
Ambassador Davis died in his sleep in the United States Embassy in
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...
on December 26, 1953. His body was returned to the United States and interred at
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is one of two national cemeteries run by the United States Army. Nearly 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres (259 ha) in Arlington, Virginia. There are about 30 funerals conducted on weekdays and 7 held on Sa ...
(Section 2, Grave 4876).
Arlington National Cemetery profile for Davis
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See also
* Mary Monnett Bain
Mary Monnett Bain (Mary Monnett; September 21, 1833, in Marion County, Ohio – July 30, 1885, in Osawatomie, Miami County, Kansas), following her mother's death, came into a very large sum of money. She is known for the construction of Monnett ...
* Orra E. Monnette
References
External links
United States State Department
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1893 births
1953 deaths
Ambassadors of the United States to Israel
Ambassadors of the United States to Panama
Ambassadors of the United States to Denmark
People from Greencastle, Indiana
United States Army personnel of World War I
Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
Consuls General of the United States in Shanghai
United States Foreign Service personnel