Background
Davison was born in Broughshane, County Antrim, the son of Richard Davison and his wife Annie née Patrick.
politician Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
Davison was born in Broughshane, County Antrim, the son of Richard Davison and his wife Annie née Patrick.
He was educated at Shrewsbury and graduated from Keble College, Oxford, in 1895 with a Bachelor of Arts.
In 1895, he was admitted to the Inner Temple as a barrister and earned his Master of Arts from Keble three years later in 1898. In 1913, he became Mayor of Kensington, was knighted in the 1918 New Year Honours and left the post a year later, becoming MP for Kensington South. Davison retired in 1945 and was raised to the peerage as Baron Broughshane, of Kensington, co.
London, that year. He died in 1953. Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Davison.
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