Paul Maclin Davis (Nashville, TN)
Paul Maclin Davis (June 3, 1882 – May 20, 1969)
Biography
- Name: Paul Maclin Davis
- Birth: June 3, 1882 Tullahoma, TN
- Death: May 20, 1969 Belle Meade (suburb of Nashville), TN
- Spouse: Augusta Dickel (Shwab) Davis (1888-1961) (Married 1909)
Paul Maclin Davis was born June 3, 1882, in Tullahoma, Tennessee. His father, Maclin H. Davis, was owner and master distiller at Cascade Hollow distillery, near Tullahoma. A Nashville businessman by the name of George Dickel sold whisky under his name, and had a contract with the elder Davis to exclusively sell his whisky under the brand "Cascade". Paul went to prep school in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, and then to high school in Spring Hill, Tennessee. He also attended Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
Paul began his banking career in 1901 with the Trust Company of Cuba, in Havana. His older brother was that bank's president. In 1904 he moved to Nashville and joined the real estate department of the Nashville Trust Company. In 1905, he became manager of both the Murphy Land Company and the Belmont Land Company. On December 16, 1909, Paul married Augusta Dickel Shwab, daughter of Victor Emmanuel Shwab, who was a partner in George Dickel's whisky company. In 1911, he became a director of Fourth & First National Bank of Nashville, charter 150.
In late 1918, he and P. D. Houston took control of the American National Bank of Nashville, charter 3032, by buying a controlling share of the capital stock. On October 4, 1918, P. D. Houston was elected President, and Paul M. Davis was elected Vice-President of this bank. On January 13, 1927, Paul was elected the president of American National. 21 years later, on January 15, 1948, he became Chairman of the Board, and he stayed as a director of the bank until he died at his home in Belle Meade, a suburb of Nashville, on May 20, 1969.
Paul had two significant brothers. Ewin L. Davis was a congressman for Tennessee's 5th district, from 1919 to 1933, and brother Norman Davis was Chairman of the American Red Cross in 1943, and was Under Secretary of State for Woodrow Wilson. Paul M. Davis is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.
Bank Officer Summary
During his banking career, Paul M. Davis was involved with the following bank(s):
- American National Bank, Nashville, TN (Charter 3032): President 1927-1935; VP 1918-1927
References
- Bio written by Greg Culpepper, based on ancestry.com, findagrave.com & newspapers.com sources.
- Findagrave.com https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113986998/paul-maclin-davis
- Banks & Bankers Historical Database (1782-1935), https://bbdata.banknotehistory.com