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  • Herbert Davis
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  • Herbert John Davis (24 May 1893 – 28 March 1967) was the fourth official president of Smith College, serving from 1940 to 1949, succeeding acting president Elizabeth Cutter Morrow. During World War II, he presided over the creation of America's first Officers' Training Unit of the Women's Reserve (also known as WAVES).
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  • President of Smith College
term start
  • 1940
Birth Date
  • 1893-05-24
Name
  • Herbert John Davis
Birth Place
  • Northamptonshire, England
term end
  • 1949
death date
  • 1967-03-28
Successor
  • Benjamin Fletcher Wright
Predecessor
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  • Herbert John Davis (24 May 1893 – 28 March 1967) was the fourth official president of Smith College, serving from 1940 to 1949, succeeding acting president Elizabeth Cutter Morrow. During World War II, he presided over the creation of America's first Officers' Training Unit of the Women's Reserve (also known as WAVES).