Rex D. Davis

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Rex Darwin Davis
Born (1924-06-11)June 11, 1924
Skiatook, Oklahoma, U.S.
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Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Resting place Arlington National Cemetery[1]
Nationality American
Education University of Oklahoma, law degree 1949
Alma mater University of Oklahoma, student, 1942–1943, 1946–1949, LL.B., 1949
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, public affairs fellow, 1965–1966
Employer Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Spouse(s) Patricia M. Humphreys, August 31, 1946–divorce
Amelia Fry Davis, c:a 1979 until his death
Children daughters from first marriage: Deborah Ruth, Kathleen Marie
Parent(s) Ivan Francis and Ruth (Nabors) Davis
Notes

Rex Darwin Davis (1924–2008) was a federal law enforcement officer in the United States, with a long career in the U.S. Treasury Department. He was the first director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.

Biography

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Personal

Mr. Davis was born June 11, 1924, in Skiatook, Oklahoma. He began his education at the University of Oklahoma in 1942, but interrupted it for World War II military service (1943–1946). After the war, he married (1946) and completed a law degree (1949). Later in his career, he was a visiting student at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School (1965–1966).

He was a bombardier in the U.S. Army Air Forces, 1942–1945, and flew thirty-three combat missions with Eighth Air Force, England. He returned to civilian life a first lieutenant, decorated with the Air Medal and Purple Heart.[2]

He was a strong supporter of the Brady Campaign against gun violence.[1][3] He was a founding member of the National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington.[4]

He died of complications from a colon infection, January 7, 2008, in Bethesda, Maryland.

Awards & memberships

Career

Writings

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  • Contributor to Police.

See also

References

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Government offices
Preceded by ATF chief
1970–1978
Succeeded by
G.R. Dickerson