About Charles Peers Davidson
Lived 1841 – 1929 (aged 87–88). Charles Peers Davidson was a Canadian lawyer and judge.
Sir Charles Peers Davidson (January 1841 – January 29, 1929) was a Canadian lawyer and judge.
Biography Born in Huntingdon, Lower Canada to Captain Alexander Davidson and Marion Peers, Davidson was educated at McGill University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1863, a Master of Arts degree in 1867, a Bachelor of Civil Law degree in 1873, and a D.C.L. in 1875. He was awarded an honorary LL.D. from McGill in 1912. He was appointed to the Quebec Bar in 1864 and was made a Queen's Counsel in 1876.
In 1887 he was appointed a puisne judge of the Superior Court of the province of Quebec. From 1912 to 1915 he was Chief Justice of the Superior Court of the province of Quebec. In 1913, he was made a Knight Bachelor.
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Canadian judge
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Charles Peers Davidson was born in 1841 in Huntingdon.
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Charles Peers Davidson died on 29 January 1929 in New York City.
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Charles Peers Davidson was a lawyer and judge.
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