Famous People with Name Davidson

Davidson Black,            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Davidson Black,: a Canadian paleoanthropologist, best known for his naming of Sinanthropus pekinensis (now Homo erectus pekinensis). He was Chairman of the Geological Survey of China and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was known as ??? in China.

Davidson Black            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Davidson Black: was a Canadian paleoanthropologist, best known for his naming of Sinanthropus pekinensis (now Homo erectus pekinensis). He was Chairman of the Geological Survey of China and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was known as ??? (pinyin: Bù Dásheng) in China.

William McCartney Davidson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William McCartney Davidson: was a Canadian journalist, politician, and author. Davidson was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1917 Alberta general election. He defeated Conservative incumbent Samuel Bacon Hillocks by a comfortable margin to win his first term in office and represent the North Calgary electoral district. Davidson retired at the end of his first term in office to run in the 1925 Canadian federal election in Calgary East he was badly defeated finishing a distant 3rd place behind Conservative Fred Davis the winner and Labor candidate William Irvine. Davidson would seek another term in the Alberta Legislature in the Calgary electoral district as an Independent in a by-election on January 15, 1923 held after the death of Robert Edwards. He defeated Liberal candidate Clinton J. Ford to win. He retired from provincial politics for the second time in 1926.

Frederick Harvey Davidson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frederick Harvey Davidson: was the 26th Mayor of Winnipeg from 1917 to 1918. Davidson served on Winnipeg city council from 1912 to 1916 before becoming Mayor in 1917 (after the election of David J. Dyson was overturned after a recount) and served until 1918. He then served again on city council from 1920 to 1929 and again from 1932 to 1933.

Thomas Scott Davidson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thomas Scott Davidson: was an Ontario auctioneer and political figure. He represented Brant North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1914 to 1919 as a Liberal member. He was born in South Dumfries Township, Canada West, the son of James Davidson. He served on the council for Brant County and was warden in 1900. In 1892, he married Marion Bullock. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the federal parliament in 1926. He died in Paris, Ontario in 1933.

James Ironside Davidson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Ironside Davidson: was a Scottish-born farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Ontario South in the Canadian House of Commons from 1891 to 1892 as a Liberal member. He was born in Monquhitten, Aberdeenshire. In 1841, he married Barbara Hendry. Davidson was president of the Ontario Central Agricultural Association for two years. He defeated William Smith in the 1891 federal election; however, his election was declared void and Smith won the 1892 by-election by acclamation.

Kenneth Walter Davidson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kenneth Walter Davidson: is a former political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented Delta in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1975 to 1991 as a Social Credit member. He was born in Georgetown, Ontario, the son of David Douglas Davidson and Helen Tessman, and was educated in Welland and at the University of British Columbia. He was a city planner for Vancouver and a director for the Vancouver public library. Davidson lived in Delta. He was speaker for the assembly from 1982 to 1986.