Frederick Harvey Davidson (August 21, 1865 - August 27, 1935) was the 26th Mayor of Winnipeg from 1917 to 1918.

He was born in Brockville, Ontario

Brockville, Ontario

Brockville is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Though it serves as the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Brockville is politically independent and is grouped with Leeds and Grenville for census purposes only.Known as the "City of the 1000...

 and moved to Western Canada

Western Canada

Western Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces and commonly as the West, is a region of Canada that includes the four provinces west of the province of Ontario.- Provinces :...

 when he was 18 years old. The next year, he and his brothers established the Davidson Brothers contracting firm.

Davidson served on Winnipeg city council

City council

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 from 1912 to 1916 before becoming Mayor in 1917 (after the election of David J. Dyson

David J. Dyson

David J. DysonSeptember.12 1863-March.12 1949 was the 25th Mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba for several days in 1917. His family owned Dyson and Gibson Spice Mills, the makers of Seven Day Pickles....

 was overturned after a recount) and served until 1918. He then served again on city council from 1920 to 1929 and again from 1932 to 1933.

Davidson served as president of the Winnipeg Builders' Exchange in 1911 and belonged to a number of service clubs.

External links

• Manitoba Historical Society bio