Charles Peers Davidson
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Sir Charles Peers Davidson (January 1841 – January 29, 1929) was a Canadian
lawyer and judge.
Born in Huntingdon
, Lower Canada
, the son of Capt. Alexander Davidson and Marion Peers, Davidson was educated at McGill University
where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1863, a Master of Arts degree in 1867, a Bachelor of Civil Law degree in 1873, and a D.C.L. in 1875. He was awarded an honorary LL.D. from McGill in 1912. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1864 and was created a Queen's Counsel in 1876.
Charles was the father seven children including Cam and Shirley Davidson (who both won Stanley Cup
s) and Thornton Davidson. Tragically both Shirley and Thornton would die by drowning in 1907 and 1912 respectively , the later in the Titanic disaster.
In 1887 he was appointed a puisne judge of the Superior Court of the province of Quebec. From 1912 to 1915 he was Chief Justice of the Superior Court of the Province of Quebec. In 1913, he was created a Knight Bachelor
.
He died at New York City
in 1929.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
lawyer and judge.
Born in Huntingdon
Huntingdon, Quebec
Huntingdon is a small town in Huntingdon County in the Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality and the Montérégie region of the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 2,587...
, Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
, the son of Capt. Alexander Davidson and Marion Peers, Davidson was educated at McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1863, a Master of Arts degree in 1867, a Bachelor of Civil Law degree in 1873, and a D.C.L. in 1875. He was awarded an honorary LL.D. from McGill in 1912. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1864 and was created a Queen's Counsel in 1876.
Charles was the father seven children including Cam and Shirley Davidson (who both won Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
s) and Thornton Davidson. Tragically both Shirley and Thornton would die by drowning in 1907 and 1912 respectively , the later in the Titanic disaster.
In 1887 he was appointed a puisne judge of the Superior Court of the province of Quebec. From 1912 to 1915 he was Chief Justice of the Superior Court of the Province of Quebec. In 1913, he was created a Knight Bachelor
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
.
He died at New York City
New York City
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in 1929.