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.

James Ole Davidson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Ole Davidson: was the 21st Governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.Davidson was twice elected village president there, which led him to the Wisconsin State Assembly, serving three terms as a Republican from 1893 to 1899. He was elected Wisconsin state treasurer in 1898

Patricia A. "Pat" Davidson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Patricia A. "Pat" Davidson: is a member of the Canadian House of Commons elected in 2006 representing the riding of Sarnia—Lambton and is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.Davidson previously served as mayor of Wyoming (1991–2000) and Plympton-Wyoming, Ontario (2001–2006) and warden of Lambton County. She first won her seat in the 2006 federal election by defeating incumbent Liberal Roger Gallaway by more than 4,000 votes. Davidson was re-elected on May 2, 2011.

Avard Longley Davidson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Avard Longley Davidson: was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Annapolis and then Digby and Annapolis in the Canadian House of Commons from 1911 to 1921 as a Conservative. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Nova Scotia assembly in 1906 and 1911. Davidson was a member of the Unionist Party from 1917 to 1921. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1921. He was named to the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia in 1928 to assist in its abolition. Davidson died in a collision between an automobile and a train at the age of 53.

Robert Greig Davidson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Greig Davidson: was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec and became a farmer.

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.