Background
Davis was born in Virginia and graduated from the University of Tennessee.
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Thomas Alderson
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University of Tennessee.
Career
Shortly after college he joined his father in the shoe business. During the Spanish–American War he served as a Captain of the 6th United States Volunteer Infantry, also known as the Sixth Immunes, which was mustered at Knoxville, Tennessee and saw service in Puerto Rico. Military academies
In 1907 he founded the El Paso Military Academy in Texas.
On November 23, 1910 he opened his second academy in Pacific Beach, California, the San Diego Army and Navy Academy.
In 1921 he became officially known as Colonel.
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United States