Biography
Joseph Edward Davies (November 29, 1876 β May 9, 1958) was an American lawyer and diplomat. He was appointed by President Wilson to be Commissioner of Corporations in 1912, and First Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission in 1915. He was the second Ambassador to represent the United States in the Soviet Union and U.S. Ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg. From 1939 to 1941 Davies was Special assistant to Secretary of State Hull, in charge of War Emergency Problems and Policies. From 1942 through 1946 he was Chairman of President Roosevelt's War Relief Control Board. Ambassador Davies was Special Advisor of President Harry Truman and Secretary of State James F. Byrnes with rank of Ambassador at the Potsdam Conference in 1945.
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GenderMale
Birthday1876-11-29
Deathday1958-05-09 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceWatertown, United States of America
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RelationshipsMarjorie Merriweather Post (1935-01-01 - 1955-01-01), Mary Emlen Knight (1902-01-01 - 1935-01-01)
ChildrenRahel Virginia Davies, Eleanor Tydings Ditzen
MotherRachel Davies
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsOrder of Lenin
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