Background
Davis, Manton was born on July 15, 1876 in Mayfield, Kentucky, United States. Son of Robert Thomas and Sarah Elizabeth (Jenkins) Davis.
Davis, Manton was born on July 15, 1876 in Mayfield, Kentucky, United States. Son of Robert Thomas and Sarah Elizabeth (Jenkins) Davis.
Student West Kentucky College. Bachelor of Laws, University Virginia, 1901.
Admitted to Missouri bar, 1901, practiced in Saint Louis until 1917. Assistant general attorney Radio Corporation of America, 1923-1925, representative in China, 1925-1926, general attorney, 1927-1934, also vice president, 1929-1941, vice president, counsel, 1934-1941, retired. Director Radio Corporation of America Communications, Cuba Transatlantic Radio Corporation.
Served as captain 354th Infantry, 89th Division, Army of the United States, in France and Germany. 1917-1919; Member American Bar Association Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi, Kappa Alpha. Clubs: Sunset Golf (Saint St. Petersburg).
Married Mary Kent, January 1918 (deceased). Married second, Anne Long, 1948. Children: Olivia (Mistress Randolph Brown), Mary (Mistress Harold Scott, Junior.