Rex D. Davis
| Rex Darwin Davis | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 11, 1924 Skiatook, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 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
- William A. Jump Memorial Foundation Meritorious Award for contributions to operating procedures in administering the Alcohol and Tax Division of the Internal Revenue Service.
- International Platform Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Federal Business Association
- Pi Kappa Alpha
- Greenhills (Ohio) Golf and Country Club
Career
- U.S. Treasury Department, criminal investigator (agent), in McAlester, Oklahoma, (1949–1955)
- part-time law instructor and assistant director at Treasury Law Enforcement School, Washington, D.C., 1953–1961
- special investigator in Richmond, Virginia, 1955–1958
- enforcement examiner on national office staff, Washington, D.C., 1958–1962
- executive assistant to assistant regional commissioner, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division, Internal Revenue Service, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1962–1966
- assistant regional commissioner 1966–[2]
- director of the IRS ATF division (1970–1972)
- director of the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (apart from the IRS) (1972–1978?)
- retired from federal service (1978)[3]
- head of three trade associations in the alcoholic-beverages industry (after 1978)[3]
- president of the National Association of Beverage Importers
- president and chief executive of New Europe Wines
- executive director of the President's Forum of the Beverage Alcohol Industry.[4]
Writings
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- Contributor to Police.
See also
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2009. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale, 2009. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC. Document Number: H1000023753. Fee via Fairfax County Public Library, accessed 2009-05-03.
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| Preceded by | ATF chief 1970–1978 |
Succeeded by G.R. Dickerson |
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- 1924 births
- 2008 deaths
- People from Skiatook, Oklahoma
- Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs alumni
- University of Oklahoma alumni
- Disease-related deaths in Maryland
- Recipients of the Purple Heart medal
- Recipients of the Air Medal
- American military personnel of World War II
- United States Department of the Treasury officials
- Internal Revenue Service people
- United States Army Air Forces officers
- Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
- Directors of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
