Colonel Royal Page Davidson (October 9, 1870 – January 16, 1943) was an American inventor and educator, from

Somerville, New Jersey Somerville is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in and the county seat of Somerset County, New Jersey, Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. He was based in

Northwestern Military and Naval Academy Northwestern Military Academy (founded 1888) was a residential high school in Linn, Wisconsin which was founded by Harlan Page Davidson. Originally located in Highland Park, Illinois, the school was relocated to the town of Linn, Wisconsin on ...

, which was founded by his father Harlan Page Davidson. He developed the Davidson-Cadillac armored car, and the Davidson Automobile Battery armored car. From 1925, Davidson developed a then 9-hole golf course in

Avon Park, Florida Avon Park is a city in Highlands County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,658, up from 8,836 at the 2010 census but down from the 2018 estimated population of 10,695. It is part of the Sebring, Florida Metr ...

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