Edward Doran Davison, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Nova Scotia lumber merchant and political figure
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About Edward Doran Davison
- Edward Doran Davison (June 10, 1819 – February 21, 1894) was a lumber merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia.
- He represented Queen's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1855 to 1859. He was born in Queens County, Nova Scotia, the son of Samuel Davison and Eleanor Doran.
- His parents both died while he was still young.
- Davison inherited property including a farm, fishing rights and a sawmill from his mother's family.
- He married Desiah Mack in 1839.
- Davison was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1859.
- He expanded his lumber operations and his company had become the largest lumber business in the province by the 1880s.
- In 1887, he married Martha Hopkins Campbell after the death of his first wife.
- Davison died in Bridgewater at the age of 74. His son Charles Henry also served in the provincial assembly.
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