History of Gadsden County Florida United States of America

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Biographical Sketch of Robert H. M. Davidson

Robert H. M. Davidson, representative, was born in Gadsden county, Fla., Sept. 23, 1832. He attended Quincy (Fla.) academy, studied law at the University of Virginia, was admitted to the bar, and became a lawyer in Quincy, Fla. He was a member of the Florida house of representatives, 1856-57 and 1858-59; and was a state senator, 1860-62, retiring in the latter year to enter the Confederate army as captain of infantry. He attained the rank of lieutenant-colonel of the 6th Florida infantry and on May 28, 1864, received a wound which rendered him unfit for duty. He was a member of the state constitutional convention in 1865; a presidential elector on the Greeley and Brown ticket in 1872; and a Democratic representative from the 1st district of Florida in the 45th-51st congresses inclusive, serving, 1877-1891.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

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