Robert Davidson (politician)
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Robert Greig Davidson was a Liberal party
member of the Canadian House of Commons
. He was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec
and became a farmer.
Davidson attended high school in Sherbrooke and then St. Charles Borromeo College in Charlesbourg
. He became a trustee of Stanstead Wesleyan College
and director of the Wastern Townships Agricultural Association.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Stanstead
riding in the 1935 general election
. He was re-elected for a second term in 1940
, but this was declared void in May 1943. Davidson lost the resulting by-election on 9 August 1943 to Joseph-Armand Choquette
.
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
. He was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
and became a farmer.
Davidson attended high school in Sherbrooke and then St. Charles Borromeo College in Charlesbourg
Charlesbourg, Quebec
Founded in 1659, Charlesbourg is a borough of Quebec City, in the northeastern part of the city and West of the city of Beauport. Incorporated in 1976 following the merger of the cities of Orsainville, Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides, the town of Charlesbourg and the municipality of Charlesbourg-Est...
. He became a trustee of Stanstead Wesleyan College
Stanstead College (Stanstead, Quebec)
Stanstead College is an independent boarding school in Stanstead, Quebec, Canada for boys and girls in Grades 7 through 12. The school was established in 1872 as Stanstead Wesleyan College. The first headmaster was The Rev, A. Lee Holmes, M.A., . Unusually, the school was founded as a...
and director of the Wastern Townships Agricultural Association.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Stanstead
Stanstead (electoral district)
Stanstead was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted initially of the Townships of Stanstead, Barnston, Hatley, Barford, and Magog East and West.In...
riding in the 1935 general election
Canadian federal election, 1935
The Canadian federal election of 1935 was held on October 14, 1935 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 18th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of William Lyon Mackenzie King won a majority government, defeating Prime Minister R.B. Bennett's Conservative Party.The central...
. He was re-elected for a second term in 1940
Canadian federal election, 1940
The Canadian federal election of 1940 was the 19th general election in Canadian history. It was held March 26, 1940 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 19th Parliament of Canada...
, but this was declared void in May 1943. Davidson lost the resulting by-election on 9 August 1943 to Joseph-Armand Choquette
Joseph-Armand Choquette
Joseph-Armand Choquette was a farmer and politician. He was the first Member of Parliament to have been elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the Bloc populaire canadien and was also the last surviving member of the Bloc populaire's caucus when he died in 1999 at the age of...
.