American cavalry officer who was the first African-American general in the U.S. Army (1940-1948). His son Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. (born 1912), was the first African-American general in the U.S. Air Force (1954-1970). American actress who won an Academy Award for Dangerous (1935) and Jezebel (1938). American tennis player and donor (1900) of the Davis Cup for the annual international team tennis competition. American soldier and president of the Confederacy (1861-1865). He was captured by Union soldiers in 1865 and imprisoned for two years, and although he was indicted for treason (1866), he was never prosecuted. See John Davys. American jazz musician acclaimed for his warm, often muted trumpet style. American writer whose vivid coverage of the Spanish-American, Boer, and Russo-Japanese wars established him as the leading correspondent of his day. American artist who often incorporated jazz tempos into his vibrant canvases. In the 1920s he was strongly influenced by cubism. Davis Cup Davis Strait Davis Angela Yvonne Davis Benjamin Oliver Jr. Davis Bette Ruth Elizabeth Davis Davis David Davis Jefferson Davis Miles Dewey Davis Sir Colin Rex Davis Stuart Wade Davis Bill
United States film actress (1908-1989) United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945) iAmerican statesman; president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War (1808-1889) United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991) United States painter who developed an American version of Cubism (1894-1964)