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Miles Dewey Davis, Jr. (March 1, 1898—1962) was a fluent American dentist and father of jazz legend Miles Davis. ==Biography== Davis was born on March 1, 1898 in Noble Lake, Arkansas. He was a son of Miles D. and Mary (Luster) Davis. He was educated at the Arkansas State Normal School (now University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff) in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and received his Bachelor of Science degree at Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock in 1919. His studies continued at Lincoln University in Chester County, Pennsylvania. In 1924, Davis graduated from the dental school at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois and began his practice the same year. He was a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity and the National Medical Association.〔 On June 16, 1924, he married Cloots Mae (or Cleota) Henry. This union produced three children:〔 *Dorothy Mae Davis (Mrs. Vincent Wilburn), born May 10, 1925〔〔 〕 — July 5, 1996〔 *Miles Dewey Davis III, May 26, 1926 — September 28, 1991〔 *Vernon Napoleon Davis, November 3, 1929〔〔 〕 — December 15, 1999〔 Davis moved the family to Alton, Illinois, and then to East Saint Louis, Illinois, where he served as State Educational Director of the Elks Club. Very active socially and politically, he was also a member of the Masons, Knights of Pythias, American Woodsmen, and the N.A.A.C.P.〔 At one time, Davis made an unsuccessful bid for a seat on the Illinois State Legislature. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Miles Dewey Davis, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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