Andrew Davison (politician)
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Andrew Davison | |
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| 24th Mayor of Calgary | |
| In office January 1, 1930 – December 31, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Ernest Osborne |
| Succeeded by | James Cameron Watson |
| Alderman for The City of Calgary | |
| In office January 1929 – December 31, 1929 | |
| In office January 3, 1922 – December 31, 1926 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office March 21, 1940 – August 17, 1948 | |
| Constituency | Calgary |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 18, 1886 |
| Died | April 6, 1963 (aged 76) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Spouse | Effie Huggins |
| Occupation | printer |
Andrew Davison (December 18, 1886 – April 6, 1963)[1] was a Canadian politician, printer and 24th Mayor of Calgary. He served as alderman from 1922 to 1926 and mayor from 1929 to 1945 - his 15 year term as mayor is the longest in the city's history. He also served as a member of the Alberta Legislature 1940 to 1948.
Andrew Davison was born on December 18, 1886, in Moneymore, County Londonderry, Ireland to Andrew Davison and Clara Williamson. He arrived in Alberta in 1895 and received his education in both Edmonton and Calgary, and attended Business College in Winnipeg.[2][3] He married Effie Huggins on December 3, 1912.[2]
Prior to entering politics, Davison worked as a printer, a linotype operator and publisher and was associated with the Calgary Albertan, the News Telegram, and Calgary Herald from after the war to 1929. During the First World War from 1914 to 1918, he served overseas in the London War Office as a Pay Sergeant with the Canadian Army Pay Corps, he was unable to enlist for active combat due to an "eyesight handicap".[4] He served as Pay Master of the Second Battalion, Calgary Highlanders, with the rank of captain, during the Second World War.
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