John W. Davis

John William Davis was an American politician, diplomat and lawyer. He served under President Woodrow Wilson as the Solicitor General of the United States and the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. He was the Democratic nominee for president in 1924, losing to Republican incumbent Calvin Coolidge.

13 April 1873

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Born in the same month (April 1873): Edward Lawson (VC) • Ellen Glasgow • Howard R. Garis • James Harcourt • John McGraw • Joseph Rheden • Kyösti Kallio • Sergei Rachmaninoff • Sydney Barnes • Walter de la Mare