Career
He represented Annapolis and then Digby and Annapolis in the Canadian House of Commons from 1911 to 1921 as a Conservative. He was born in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, the son of J.B. Davidson, and was educated at the Horton Academy, Acadia University and Dalhousie University. Davidson practised law in Middleton, Nova Scotia, also serving as town solicitor.
He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Nova Scotia assembly in 1906 and 1911.
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.