Rex D. Davis

Rex Davis
1st Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
In office
1970  July 1, 1978
PresidentRichard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Preceded byPosition established July 1, 1972 (formerly IRS ATF Division)
Succeeded byG.R. Dickerson
Personal details
Born
Rex Darwin Davis

(1924-06-11)June 11, 1924
Skiatook, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedJanuary 7, 2008(2008-01-07) (aged 83)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Oklahoma (LL.B)
Military service
Branch/service United States Army
RankFirst Lieutenant
Battles/warsWorld War II

Rex Darwin Davis (June 11, 1924 – January 7, 2008) was an American law enforcement official who served as the first director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, which later became known as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.