Norwich Rotary Club

Emery Davis – 20th Norwich Rotary President

This entry is part 20 of 32 in the series Norwich Rotary Presidents

Emery Davis served as the 20th President of the Norwich Rotary Club, serving from 1939-40.

Davis was born November 24th, 1892 in Malden, Massachusetts.

He worked as a Secretary at the YMCA in during the 1920s and ’30s.

First wife, Muriel Hunt Davis passed away after a long illness in 1925 at age 33. He married his second wife, Edith in Maine in 1928. The couple had a son, Robert in 1930.

Emery Davis rotarian
Emery Davis pictured in the August 1962 Rotarian

He was a longtime administrator at Backus Hospital.

Davis was recognized in the Rotarian in August 1962 for not having missed a meeting in 36 years.

Emery Davis passed away in Norwich on May 1st, 1972. Davis and his wife Edith are buried at Maplewood Cemetary.

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