Background
He was born in Mauchline in Ayrshire to fancy box manufacturer John Davidson and Mary Dalrymple.
He was born in Mauchline in Ayrshire to fancy box manufacturer John Davidson and Mary Dalrymple.
He attended the University of Glasgow and studied at Free Church College.
In 1901 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Hastings and Macleay, serving until his retirement in 1910. He retired to Kiama, where he was buried after his death in Forbes in 1931.