Paul M. Davis, Jr.
| Paul McMillian Davis Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 1, 1919 Ruston, Lincoln Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | February 12, 2007 (aged 87) Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Tulane University |
| Occupation | Real estate developer |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Bolton Davis (married 1951–2007, his death) |
| Children |
James Bolton Davis |
| Parent(s) |
Dr. Paul M. Davis Sr. |
| Relatives |
Robert H. Bolton (uncle by marriage) |
James Bolton Davis
Paul M. Davis, III
Dr. Paul M. Davis Sr.
Robert H. Bolton (uncle by marriage)
Paul McMillian Davis Jr. (September 1, 1919 – February 12, 2007), also known as Mac Davis but unrelated to the singer Mac Davis, was an orthopedic surgeon, medical writer, and in his later years, a real estate developer in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Davis was born in Ruston, the seat of government of Lincoln Parish in North Louisiana to Dr. Paul M. Davis Sr. and the former Lilleymae Sentell (1895–1981). He earned his undergraduate degree from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston. From 1944 to 1945, Davis was a captain in the United States Army Medical Corps in the European theater of World War II. He also served in the Korean War.
In 1951, having relocated to Alexandria, Davis married the former Frances "Fran" Bolton (November 30, 1928 – January 5, 2016), the younger daughter of Alexandria banker James Calderwood Bolton and the former Frances Sample (1902–1986). Frances Bolton was a niece of Robert H. Bolton, another Alexandria banker-businessman, and his first wife, Peggy Bolton. A graduate of Bolton High School and Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Virginia, Frances received a Doctorate of Humane Letters from Centenary College in Shreveport. She was a founding member of the foundation of Louisiana State University at Alexandria, which her father had been influential in establishment. The LSUA library is named in his honor. She was a director of the Bolton family's former Rapides Bank and Trust Company. Over many years, she has been active in the Central Louisiana Community Foundation, the Alexandria Museum of Art, Rapides Symphony Orchestra, the River Oaks Square Art Center, the Central Louisiana Arts Council, the Alexandria-Pineville YWCA and the United Way of America. After college, Frances Bolton from 1949 to 1952 worked as a bookkeeper at her family's Rapides Bank, established by her grandfather and located at the time in a limestone building downtown that now houses the Alexandria Museum of Art. "There were not any computers then; so I did all the bookkeeping by hand," Davis recalled in a 2010 interview. While working at the bank, a mutual friend, businessman Harry B. Silver (born January 1922), a later long-term member of the Alexandria City Council, introduced her to Dr. Davis.
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