/day"vis/ , n.
1. Alexander Jackson , 1803-92, U.S. architect.
2. Benjamin Oliver , 1877-1970, U.S. military officer: first black Army brigadier general.
3. his son, Benjamin Oliver, Jr ., born 1912, U.S. military officer: first black Air Force lieutenant general.
4. Bette /bet"ee/ , ( Ruth Elizabeth Davis ), 1908-89, U.S. film actress.
5. Dwight F(illey) /fil"ee/ , 1879-1945, U.S. tennis player and public official: donor of the Davis Cup (1900), an international tennis trophy; Secretary of War 1925-29.
6. Elmer (Holmes) , 1890-1958, U.S. radio commentator and author.
7. Jefferson , 1808-89, U.S. statesman: president of the Confederate States of America 1861-65.
8. John . Also, Davys . c1550-1605, English navigator and explorer.
9. John William , 1873-1955, U.S. lawyer, politician, and diplomat.
10. Miles (Dewey, Jr.) , 1926-91, U.S. jazz trumpeter.
11. Owen , 1874-1956, U.S. playwright.
12. Richard Harding , 1864-1916, U.S. journalist, novelist, and playwright.
13. Stuart , 1894-1964, U.S. painter and illustrator.
14. a town in central California. 36,640.