1832 - 1908 (75 years)
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Name |
Robert Hamilton M. Davidson |
Birth |
23 Sep 1832 |
Quincy, Gadsden County, Florida |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
18 Jan 1908 |
Gadsden County, Florida |
Person ID |
I134777 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
28 Jun 2015 |
Father |
John Matthew Winslow Davidson, b. 9 Nov 1801, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina d. 1879, Quincy, Gadsden County, Florida (Age 77 years) |
Mother |
Mary Jerusha L. Sylvester, b. 13 Apr 1809, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA d. 24 Apr 1855, Quincy, Florida (Age 46 years) |
Family ID |
F53205 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Leila A.H. Callis, b. 4 Mar 1834, Virginia d. 3 Jan 1884, Gadsden County, Florida (Age 49 years) |
Marriage |
7 Jan 1860 |
Quincy, Gadsden County, Florida |
Family ID |
F52936 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
28 Jun 2015 |
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Notes |
- Full name: Robert Hamilton McWhorter Davidson
CSA Service: Capt. commanding Co. "A", 6th FL Inf. Organized Co.'s
"A"-"B"-
" C" into 6th FL Regt. Promoted to Maj. then Lt. Col.
Seriously wounded at Dalton, GA (after Chickamauga).
Civ.Service: 1856-1859. State Representative from Gadsden Co.
1860-1861. " Senator "
" "
25 Oct 1866 Delegate to First Constitutional Convention (FL)
to revise Constitution.
1871-1873. Trustee of Quincy Academy during reorganization of
Gadsden Co. schools.
1880. Trustee of Quincy #1 School (along with D. W. Nicholson)
1882-1883. Congressman from FL during
Reconstruction. Lawyer & Democrat.
This Robert Hamilton M. Davidson was the second to bear the name. The
first was his uncle, brother of John Matthew Winslow Davidson, both of
whom were early settlers of Gadsden Co.
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