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Davenport, William Bates – Davidson, John Wynn

Davenport, William Bates

lawyer, was born March 10, 1847, in New York city. In 1889 he was appointed public administrator of Kings county; and has attained prominence as a successful lawyer of Brooklyn, N. Y.

David, Edward Livingston

manufacturer, was born April 22, 1834, in Worcester, Mass. Of the Washburn Iron Co., formed in 1857 to carry on the business, he was treasurer until 1882. He served as mayor of Worcester in 1874, and state senator in 1876; he has declined other political honors.

David, Jean Baptiste

bishop, author, was born in 1761, in France. He was a Roman catholic bishop of Bardstown, Ky.; and the author of Vindication of Catholic Doctrine concerning Images; Address to Brethren of Other Professions; On the Rule of Faith; and True Piety.

He died in 1841.

Davidge, William Pleater

actor, was born April 7, 1814, in London, England. Among his best parts were Bishopriggs in Man and Wife; Old Hardy in the Belle's Stratagem; Hardcastle in She Stoops to Conquer; and Croaker in The Good-Natured Man. He died Aug. 7, 1888, in Cheyenne, Tenn.

Davidson, Alexander

inventor, was born Sept. 23, 1826, in Pruntytown, W. Va. He designed a paddle-wheel for boat propulsion, which was patented in 1881. To him and his genius are owing many of the most important improvements now embraced in the leading typewriters. In 1887 he sold out his various patents to the Yost Writing Machine company.

Davidson, Alexander C

planter, state senator, congressman, was born Dec. 26, 1826, in Mecklenburg county, N. C. He engaged in cotton planting in 1879; and was elected a representative in the state legislature, where he served until elected a state senator. In 1884 he was elected a representative from Alabama to the forty-ninth congress, and was re-elected to the fiftieth congress.

Davidson, Arnold

lawyer, expert accountant, was born Aug. 24, 1840, in Germany. He served in the civil war as a private, and was honorably discharged in 1863. He settled in New York city, where he is an expert accountant.

Davidson, Charles

educator, author, was born in 1852, in Ohio. He is an instructor of Belmont, Cal.; and the author of The Phonology of the Stressed Vowels of Beowulf; and Studies in the English Mystery Plays.

Davidson, George

astronomer, author, was born May 9, 1825, in England. He is an astronomer of distinction, and founder of the Davidson observatory in San Francisco. He is the author of The United States Coast Survey of the Pacific Coast; Coast Pilot of Alaska; and Voyages of Discovery on the Northwest Coast of America, 1539-1603.

Davidson, James Wood

educator, author, was born March 9, 1829, in Newberry, S. C. He is an educator of South Carolina and elsewhere; and the author of Living Writers of the South; School History of South Carolina; The Correspondent; The Poetry of the Future; and Florida of To-day.

Davidson, John S

lawyer, state senator, was born about 1845, in Augusta, Ga. In 1884 and 1886 he was elected state senator, and in 1886 president of the senate; and also grand master of Masons of Georgia. He was subsequently elected president of the Richmond county board of education, and city attorney of Augusta.

Davidson, John Wynn

soldier, was born Aug. 18, 1824, in Fairfax county, Va.

He served in the Mexican war; and in the war against the Apache and Utah Indians. He served with distinction through the civil war; was promoted brigadiergeneral of volunteers in 1862; and in 1865 was made major-general for meritorious services.