Background
Davidson, Sidney Wetmore was born on December 30, 1894 in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Son of William Treat and Carolin Amelia (Wetmore) Davidson.
Davidson, Sidney Wetmore was born on December 30, 1894 in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Son of William Treat and Carolin Amelia (Wetmore) Davidson.
Graduate Lawrenceville School, 1912. Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1916, Juris Doctor, 1918. Doctor of Laws, Tufts College, 1952, Pratt Institute, 1965.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Bates College, 1960.
Admitted to New York bar, 1920. Associate with firm Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, New York City, 1920-1945, member firm, 1929-1945. Member firm Gasser, Hayes & Davidson, 1945-1949, Davidson, Dawson & Clark, 1949-1974, counsel, 1974-1979.
Partner firm Brown & Ives, Providence.
Retired trustee Brooklyn Savings Bank. Director Globe Newspaper Company, Boston, Affiliated Publs.
Incorporated., Boston. Retired member of advisory board Chemical Bank New York Trust Company.
Member federal alien enemy hearing board, eastern district, New York, 1942-1945. Trustee Lawrenceville School, Bingham Associate Fund (for advancement of medicine), Bethel, Maine, North.E. Medical Center Hospital, Boston, (honorary chairman), Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Science, Gould Academy (emeritus), Bethel, Maine, Pratt Institute (emeritus). Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1918-1919.
Member American, New York State bar associations, Bar Association City of New York, Corbey Court, Zeta Psi, Phi Delta Phi.
Clubs: Century Association, Downtown Association, University, Yale (New York City).
Married Mary Alice Hooker, June 24, 1916. Children: Jean Hooker (Mistress Horace A. Fay), Sidney Wetmore, Katharine Douglas (Mistress John South. Walker), Robert Treat Hooker, Alice Hooker (Mistress John O. Outwater), Louise Treat (Mistress Donald Heyneman).