Davis,
Bette (born Ruth Elizabeth Davis) 1908-89; U.S. film actress
Davis,
Jefferson 1808-89; U.S. statesman: president of the Confederacy (1861-65)
Davis,
Miles 1926-91; U.S. jazz trumpeter & composer
Davis,
Richard Harding 1864-1916; U.S. journalist, novelist, & editor
See Davis in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(dāˈvĭs)
A city of central California west of Sacramento. A branch of the University of California (established 1908) is here. Population: 61,000.
, Benjamin Oliver 1877-1970.
American cavalry officer who was the first African-American general in the U.S. Army (1940-1948). His son Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. (1912-2002), was the first African-American general in the U.S. Air Force (1954-1970).
, Bette Originally Ruth Elizabeth Davis. 1908-1989.
American actress who won an Academy Award for Dangerous (1935) and Jezebel (1938).
, Dwight Filley 1879-1945.
American tennis player and donor (1900) of the Davis Cup for the annual international team tennis competition.
, Jefferson 1808-1889.
American soldier and president of the Confederacy (1861-1865). He was captured by Union soldiers in 1865 and imprisoned for two years, and although he was indicted for treason (1866), he was never prosecuted.