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Davidson, Marion R

lawyer, jurist, was born April 4, 1847, in Macon county, Ill.

He received the rudiments of his education from the common schools, and graduated from the Mount Zion academy.

For several years he was engaged in educational work, and was admitted to the bar in 1876. Since 1878 he has practiced his profession with success in Monticello, Ill. He has filled the office of county judge, and has taken an active part in the public affairs in his county and state.

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