Alexander Davidson (17 May 1839 – 2 January 1908) was a Scottish architect active in Australia. Davidson was born in

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and studied at the

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. He was articled to architect John Henderson, but after Henderson died prematurely he was persuaded, in 1864, to emigrate to Australia. Davidson set up a partnership in Victoria with his Edinburgh friend, George Henderson, though in 1876 Henderson received an offer of work in Edinburgh and the partnership ended. Davidson continued to trade, under the name Alexander Davidson & Co.

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1839 births 1908 deaths 19th-century Australian architects 19th-century Scottish architects Architects from Edinburgh Alumni of the Edinburgh College of Art Victorian (Australia) architects Scottish emigrants to Australia Scottish people of the British Empire {{Australia-architect-stub