Background
Davies, Paul Lewis was born on July 27, 1899 in Cozad, Nebraska, United States. Son of Robert and Emma Estella (Bennison) Davies.
Davies, Paul Lewis was born on July 27, 1899 in Cozad, Nebraska, United States. Son of Robert and Emma Estella (Bennison) Davies.
Student of University California at Berkeley, 1917-1921, Harvard School of Business, 1921-1922.
Clerk, National Bank of Commerce, 1922. Assistant cashier, assistant vice president, Vice-President American Trust Company, 1923-1928. Vice president, treasurer, executive vice president and treasurer, president Food Machinery & Chemical Corporation (now Federal Maritime Commission Corporation), 1928-1956, Chairman of the Board, chief Executive officer, 1956-1966, director, chairman of the executive committee, 1966-1967, senior director and director, 1967-1972, senior director emeritus, 1972.
Senior managing director Lehman Brothers, New York City, 1966-1975.
Director Lehman Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation. Advising committee Export-Import Bank, 1971.
Member Business Council. Served United States Army, 1918. Member Smithsonian Institute Associates (director), Alpha Sigma Phi.
Mason.
Clubs: Sainte Claire (San Jose, California).
Married Faith Crummey, October 2, 1926. Children: Paul Lewis, Nancy (deceased), Judith.