Davson
Davson may refer to: *Sir Charles Davson (1857–1933), British colonial judge *Sir Edward Davson, 1st Baronet (1875–1937), British businessman *Sir Henry Katz Davson (1830-1909), British Guianan merchant *Hugh Davson (1909–1996), English physiologist *Sir Ivan Davson (1884–1947), British businessman *Percival Davson (1877–1959), British fencer and tennis player *Victor Davson, Guyanese-American artist See also

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Sir Edward Davson, 1st Baronet
Sir Edward Rae Davson, 1st Baronet, (14 February 1875 – 6 August 1937) was a British businessman who was influential in colonial economics. He was the managing director of Messrs. S. Davson & Co., Ltd., a prominent West Indies merchant firm. Early life and education Davson was born in British Guyana, the second of four sons of Sir Henry Katz Davson, also born in Guyana, and Ann Helen Miller, of Kinnoull, Perth, Scotland, Perthshire. His father was a London-based Guyana sugar merchant who operated Henry Davson & Sons. The Davson family fled Courland after refusing to take an oath of allegiance to the tsar in 1795; Davson's grandfather, Simon Davson, settled in Guyana. Davson was educated at Eton College, Eton. Career In addition to his own business, S. Davson & Co., Davson was active in numerous trade organisations, conferences, and committees. Davson was chairman of the British Empire Producers' Organisation and President of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce of the Bri ...
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