Executive Order 8045

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of paragraph Eighth of subdivision of section 2 of the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (22 Stat. 403, 404), and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered that Frederick Morgan Davenport may be appointed to a classified position in the Civil Service Commission; and I hereby designate the said Frederick Morgan Davenport as a member and Chairman of the Council of Personnel Administration established by section 7 of Executive Order No. 7916 of June 24, 1938, such designation to become effective upon his acceptance of the appointment herein authorized.

, February 8, 1939.