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Baltimore Trust and Guarantee Company. He served in this role for 14 years, until resigned from the role in January 1905. In May 1905, Davidson severed all business relations in Baltimore and moved to
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as a shipping clerk. He got promoted to confidential clerk, and was promoted again in
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in New York City. Davidson and his second wife divorced in 1923. The divorce trial of
Davidson and Laura B. Noyes was heavily reported by papers in New York and Maryland at the time.
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to Annie E. (nÊe Johns) and
William B. Davidson. His family moved to
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Davidson served as director of the Western National Bank.
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256:Daniel Miller & Co.
115:New York City, New York
299:Port Deposit, Maryland
242:in 1860. He moved to
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348:"Robert C. Davidson"
317:Loudon Park Cemetery
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182: 1905;
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775:Mayors of Baltimore
600:New York Daily News
244:Baltimore, Maryland
236:Lunenburg, Virginia
226:from 1889 to 1891.
169:Laura Banning Noyes
130:Baltimore, Maryland
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16:American politician
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301:and the sister of
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240:Richmond, Virginia
224:Mayor of Baltimore
220:Robert C. Davidson
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1120:Categories
821:Montgomery
811:Montgomery
730:1889â1891
323:References
230:Early life
200:Politician
194:Occupation
141:Democratic
91:1850-12-25
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871:Stansbury
475:The Aegis
451:August 9,
246:in 1865.
147:Spouse(s)
45:In office
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1056:Schaefer
1046:McKeldin
1026:McKeldin
1016:Broening
1006:Broening
961:Davidson
921:Van Sant
841:S. Smith
791:T. Smith
263:Democrat
203:merchant
1066:Schmoke
1041:Goodman
1021:Jackson
1011:Jackson
1001:Preston
991:Timanus
976:Malster
966:Latrobe
956:Latrobe
946:Latrobe
936:Latrobe
926:Latrobe
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971:Hooper
951:Hodges
876:Jerome
866:Davies
856:Hillen
846:Leakin
801:Stiles
250:Career
206:banker
132:, U.S.
117:, U.S.
100:, U.S.
1096:Scott
1091:Young
1076:Dixon
1061:Burns
1036:Grady
981:Hayes
941:Whyte
916:Banks
906:Baker
896:Brown
891:Swann
886:Hinks
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