Background
Cunningham, Paul Davis was born on November 27, 1869 in Monroe Company, Georgia, United States. Son of Sumner Archibald and Laura N. (Davis) Cunningham.
Cunningham, Paul Davis was born on November 27, 1869 in Monroe Company, Georgia, United States. Son of Sumner Archibald and Laura N. (Davis) Cunningham.
Educated public schools Monroe Company, Georgia, 1878-1885. Undergraduate Emory College, Oxford, Georgia. Unmarried.
Engaged in railway location and construction, from rodman to assistant resident engineer, July 1887, to February 1890. Resident engineer railway construction, June 1890, to March 1891. Hydrographic work engineer department, United States of America, October 1891.
Topographical work International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico, 1892-1894.
United States assistant engineer International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico, 1894-1896. Engineer clerk, North.W. and South.W. divisions, engineer department, United States of America, 1896-1898.
Assistant to chief engineer on duty at headquarters of army, July 1898-January 1899. Principal assistant engineer, Engineer Department, Department of Havana, Cuba, January-December 1899.
Acting chief engineer Department of Havana, December 1899-April 1900.
Chief engineer City of Havana, April-August 1900. Construction engineering United States International Boundary Commission (United States and Mexico), since 1900.