Robert Hamilton McWhorta Davidson
Born: September 23, 1832
Birthplace: Quincy, Gadsden County, Florida
Father: Dr. John Matthew Winslow Davidson 1801 – 1879
(Buried: Western Cemetery, Quincy, Florida)
Mother: Mary Jerusha L. Sylvester 1809 – 1855
(Buried: Western Cemetery, Quincy, Florida)
Wife: Lelia A. H. Callis 1834 – 1884
(Buried: Western Cemetery, Quincy, Florida)
Children:
Mary Lelia “Mamie” Davidson Munroe 1860 – 1928
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas)
Lucy E. B. Davidson 1862 – 1863
(Buried: Western Cemetery, Quincy, Florida)
Robert Mathis Davidson 1867 – 1944
(Buried: Hillcrest Cemetery, Quincy, Florida)
Sarah Alice Davidson 1869 – 1952
(Buried: Eastern Cemetery, Quincy, Florida)
Judge James Little Davidson 1872 – 1929
(Buried: Eastern Cemetery, Quincy, Florida)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
Attended Quincy Academy in Quincy, Florida
Attended University of Virginia Law School
Occupation before War:
1853 – 1861: Attorney in Quincy, Florida
1856 – 1859: Florida State Representative
1860 – 1862: Florida State Senator
Civil War Career:
1860 – 1862: Florida State Senator
1862 – 1863: Captain of Company A, 6th Florida Infantry Regiment
1863: Detached from service to Knoxville, Tennessee examining board
1863 – 1864: Major of 6th Florida Infantry Regiment
Became Sick at Missionary Ridge
1863 – 1864: Absent from the Army due to Sickness
1864: Wounded in the foot during Battle of Dallas, Georgia
1864 – 1865: Lt. Colonel stationed in Quincy, Florida
1865: Paroled at Tallahassee Florida on May 16th
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1877: Attorney in Quincy, Florida
1865: Member of Florida State Constitutional Convention
1877 – 1891: United States Congressman from Florida
1877 – 1879: Member of House Manufactures Committee
1877 – 1879: Member of House Public Expenditures Committee
1879 – 1881: Member of House Claims Committee
1879 – 1883: Member of House Naval Affairs Committee
1883 – 1889: Chairman of House Railways and Canals Committee
1883 – 1887: Member of House Navy Department Expenditures
1887 – 1889: Member of House Library Committee
1889 – 1891: Ranking Member of House Library Committee
1889 – 1891: Member of House Labor Committee
1889 – 1891: Member of House Interstate and Foreign Commerce
1890: Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress
1891 – 1897: Attorney in Quincy, Florida
1897 – 1898: Member of Florida State Railroad Commission
1898 – 1908: Attorney in Quincy, Florida
Died: January 18, 1908
Place of Death: Quincy, Florida
Age at time of Death: 75 years old
Burial Place: Western Cemetery, Quincy, Florida
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