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Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. was born in Washington, D.C. on December 18, 1912, the second of three children born to Benjamin O. Davis Sr. and Elnora Dickerson Davis. [1] His father was a U.S. Army officer, a lieutenant at that time, stationed in Wyoming with the 9th Cavalry, a segregated African-American regiment.
Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. (July 1, 1877 – November 26, 1970) was a career officer in the United States Army. One of the few black officers in an era when American society was largely segregated, in 1940 he was promoted to brigadier general , the army's first African American general officer.
Benjamin Franklin Davis (1832–1863), American Civil War cavalry officer; Benjamin O. Davis Sr. (1877–1970), first African-American general in the U.S. Army, father of Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. (1912–2002), American general, commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen; Bennie L. Davis (1928–2012), U.S. Air Force general
Benjamin Jefferson Davis Jr. (September 8, 1903 – August 22, 1964), was an African-American lawyer and communist who was elected in 1943 to the New York City Council, representing Harlem. He faced increasing opposition from outside Harlem after the end of World War II .
Davis was born in Phuket, Thailand, and migrated to Singapore at the age of five with his family. [21] Davis studied at the Singapore Sports School from 2013 to 2015 before moving to London's Harrow High School in 2016. [26] In 2017, he was awarded a two-year scholarship with Fulham's academy. [27] Davis is the second-youngest of four children.
Benjamin Davis Jr. may refer to Benjamin J. Davis Jr. (1903–1964), New York Communist city councilman, imprisoned for violations of the Smith Act Benjamin O. Davis Jr. (1912–2002), American general, commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen
Benjamin Byron Davis (born June 21, 1972 [1]) is an American actor, writer, director and acting coach. He is known for his performance as Dutch van der Linde in the video games Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2 .
Ben Davis is an American workwear brand, founded in 1935, in San Francisco, California with headquarters in San Rafael, California.The company founder, Ben Davis' grandfather, Jacob Davis was the inventor of the original Levi's riveted jeans, and partnered with Levi Strauss in 1871 to mass-produce blue jeans. [1]