Shelby Cullom Davis
| Shelby Cullom Davis | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to Switzerland | |
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In office July 17, 1969 – April 10, 1975 |
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| President |
Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | John S. Hayes |
| Succeeded by | Peter H. Dominick |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 1, 1909 Peoria, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | May 26, 1994 (aged 85) Hobe Sound, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Kathryn Wasserman Davis (1932-1994, his death) |
| Children | Shelby Davis, Diana Cullom Davis Spencer, Priscilla Alden Davis |
| Alma mater |
The Lawrenceville School Princeton University Columbia University Graduate Institute of International Studies |
| Occupation |
Journalist Investment Banker Diplomat |
Shelby Cullom Davis (April 1, 1909 – May 26, 1994) was an American businessman and philanthropist from the state of New York and served as the American Ambassador to Switzerland under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Originally from Peoria, Illinois Davis' uncle was former Illinois Governor Shelby Moore Cullom.
After graduating from The Lawrenceville School in 1926, he matriculated to Princeton University, graduating in 1930 and earned a master's degree at Columbia University in 1931. He earned a doctorate in political science at the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, in 1934. His dissertation was about military personnel in Africa (Reservoirs of men, a history of the black troops of French West Africa).
Shelby joined the staff of District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey as an economist and research assistant. He advised Dewey during his presidential runs in 1940 and 1944 and was later appointed by then-New York Governor Dewey as First Deputy Superintendent of Insurance from 1944 to 1947.
Prior to his government service, Shelby had worked as a European correspondent for CBS Radio in Geneva. In 1941 he became a member of the . 6 years later, with an investment of $100,000 he founded and headed Shelby Cullom Davis & Company, an investment firm, specializing in insurance securities. At the time of his death Shelby served as chairman. His son, Shelby Davis, formed Davis Selected Advisers in 1969 and by the 1980s had made the cut for Forbes Magazine's richest 400 Americans.
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