Fanny Davidson
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April 4, 1866
Fanny Davidson | |
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 Fanny Davidson, from a 1921 publication | |
| Born | Frances Lucretia Davidson April 4, 1866 Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | May 22, 1940 (aged 74) New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Fannie Davidson, Fannie Noble |
| Occupation | Figure skater |
| Relatives | Harley Davidson (brother) |
Frances "Fanny" Lucretia Davidson Noble (April 4, 1866[a] – May 22, 1940) was an American figure skater from Minnesota, described as "the champion lady skater of North America".[1] She toured the United States, Canada, and Europe in the 1890s, 1900s, and 1910s.
Davidson was from Saint Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of John X. Davidson and Susan Havens Lamb Davidson. Her father was a newspaper editor[2] and a state legislator.[3] She and her siblings, Harley Davidson,[4] Mabel,[1][5] and John,[6] learned to skate as children, and became noted skaters.[7][8] Another brother, Albert, became a musical comedy star.[9]
Career
Davidson taught at St. Nicholas Rink in New York[10] and at the Winter Club of Montreal.[11] She toured the United States,[1][12] Canada,[13] and Europe[14][15] giving exhibitions with her brother John,[16][17] including an appearance at the International Skating Competition in Westminster in 1900.[18] She also gave skating exhibitions with Irving Brokaw.[19]
Personal life
Davidson married William Noble in 1884 and raised two children, William and Martha. She died in 1940, in New York City, in her seventies.[9]