Dwight F. Davis

Dwight F. Davis
Governor-General of the Philippines
In office July 8, 1929 – January 9, 1932
President	Herbert Hoover
Preceded by	Eugene Allen Gilmore (acting)
Succeeded by	George C. Butte (acting)
49th United States Secretary of War
In office October 14, 1925 – March 4, 1929
President	Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	John W. Weeks
Succeeded by	James Good
United States Assistant Secretary of War
In office 1923–1925
Appointed by	Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Mayhew Wainwright
Succeeded by	Hanford MacNider
Personal details
Born	Dwight Filley Davis (1879-07-05)July 5, 1879 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died	November 28, 1945(1945-11-28) (aged 66) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Helen Brooks ​ ​ (m. 1905; died 1932)​ Pauline Sabin ​ (m. 1936)​
Education	Harvard University (BA) Washington University (LLB)
Tennis career
Turned pro	1895 (amateur tour)
Retired	1902
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF	1956 (member page)
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 5 (1900)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open	F (1898, 1899)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (1904)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	F (1901)
US Open	W (1899, 1900, 1901)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	QF (1904)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W (1900, 1902)

Dwight Filley Davis Sr. (July 5, 1879 – November 28, 1945) was an American tennis player and politician. He is best remembered as the founder of the Davis Cup international tennis competition. He was the Assistant Secretary of War from 1923 to 1925 and Secretary of War from 1925 to 1929.^[1]