Background
Davenport, Charles was born on January 24, 1933 in Grundy County, Missouri, United States. Son of John Rufus and Viola Mae (Mallett) Davenport.
Davenport, Charles was born on January 24, 1933 in Grundy County, Missouri, United States. Son of John Rufus and Viola Mae (Mallett) Davenport.
Chico State College (Bachelor of Arts, 1954). Harvard University (Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, 1957).
Lawyer, private practice, Brobeck Phleger & Harrison, San Francisco, 1960-1967; attorney-adviser Department of Treasurer, Office of Tax Legal Counsel, Washington, 1967-1969; professor of law, University of California, Davis, 1969-1974; assistant director, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, 1975-1979; professor of law, Rutgers University, Newark, since 1979; editor in chief, Tax Analysts, Arlington, Virginia, 1990-1996; consultant editor, since 1997.
Private 1st class United States Army, 1957-1959. Member American Bar Association (chair section taxation, commission on agriculture 1966-1967).
Married Gail Fiore, August 25, 1962. Children; Lane John, Forrest Edwards, Todd Latham, Gwenyth Paige.