John Davidson (Lower Canada politician)
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John Davidson was a merchant, civil servant and political figure in Lower Canada
. He represented Dorchester in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
from 1814 to 1827.
He was a militia officer, first serving in the Quebec division as a major in 1812 and then moving to the Lotbinière division in 1813. He established himself in business at Quebec City
. Davidson served as a member of the board of examination for flour inspectors, as a justice of the peace
, as inspector of forests, as Clerk of the Crown in Chancery and as commissioner with respect to the department of crown lands. He was opposed to the proposed union of Upper and Lower Canada in 1822. Davidson did not run for reelection to the assembly in 1827.
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
. He represented Dorchester in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The legislative assembly was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791...
from 1814 to 1827.
He was a militia officer, first serving in the Quebec division as a major in 1812 and then moving to the Lotbinière division in 1813. He established himself in business at Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
. Davidson served as a member of the board of examination for flour inspectors, as a justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
, as inspector of forests, as Clerk of the Crown in Chancery and as commissioner with respect to the department of crown lands. He was opposed to the proposed union of Upper and Lower Canada in 1822. Davidson did not run for reelection to the assembly in 1827.