About William H. Davidson
Lived 1800 – 1900. William H. Davidson was an American politician.
William H. Davidson was an American businessman and politician who was the acting Lieutenant Governor of Illinois from December 9, 1836, to December 7, 1838. Davidson, who had been serving as the senator from White County, Illinois, replaced Alexander M. Jenkins when Jenkins resigned the Lieutenant Governor's office to become president of the Illinois Central Railroad. In 1838, Davidson lost a reelection bid to Stinson H. Anderson.
Death Davidson later moved from Carmi, Illinois to Louisville, Kentucky where he ran a successful wholesale mercantile business until his death.
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American politician
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William H. Davidson was born in 1800.
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William H. Davidson died in 1900.
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William H. Davidson was a politician.
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William H. Davidson was American.
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