INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Davidson.
1896; joined the Panjab Cavalry, 1860; A.A.G. Punjab Frontier Porce, 1875; served in the Jowaki-Afridi Expedition, 1877-8; D.A.Q.M.G. Afghan Campaign, 1878-9; A.Q.M.G., Waziri expedition, 1880; Military Secretary, Punjab Government, 1885-6; Colonel on Staff, Chitral, 1896-8; Publication: Notes on Bashgali-Kafir Langue- 1902. Address. 3, age, Talbet-Houses, Blackheath, S.E.
Davidson, Lionel, B.A., C.S.I., Secretary to the Government, Local and Municipal, Educational and Legislative Departments, Madras; educ, Balliol College, Oxford; joined Service, 1888; permitted to remain in England for another year for the Honors Degree. Oxford University; arrived in India, 1889 and was posted as Assistant Collector and Magistrate; in charge of the Collectorate, July 1890; on special duty for preparing Annual Administration Report of the Madras Presidencv for 1890-91, from 16 September to 15th December 1891; attached to Rev. Survey Party at Anantapur, 1892; on special duty from 16th September 1893; on special duty in the Chief Secretariat, from 16th December 1893; Ag. Assistant Secretary to Government in the Departments under the Chief Secretariat, 1894; Special Assistant Collector, Magistrate, and Government Agent, Godavari, 1895; Under Secretary to Government, 1896; acting Secretary to Commissioners of Land Rev. Madras, 1898 to 1902; Commissinner of Coorg, 1902: District and Sessions Judge, 1905; Collector and District Magistrate, 1906; special duty in the Chief Secretariat, till 23rd May 1908; acting Resident, Travancore and Cochin, 1908; District and Sessions Judge, 1909; Secretary to Government L.&M., E.&L. Departments, July 1913, on furlough from October, 1913. Madras Club.
Davidson, Robert, C.S.I. (1878), Madras Civil Service, retd.: b. 1831; s. of R. Davidson, H.E.I.C.S.; educ. at Haileyburv; m, 1st, H. I. R. Smith (d. 1860); 2nd (1862) J. S. Cotton; served in M.C.S. 1852-84; formerly Chief Secretary to Government of Madras; M.L.C. and First Member, Board of Revenue, Madras; is a J.P. for Fife; Address: Clayton, Cupar, Fife. Clubs: Constitutional, and New, Edinburgh.
Davie, Ferguson Major Arthur Francis C.I.E. (1906); b. 1867; s. of Sir William Augnertus Ferguson Davie; Educ,: Marlborough and at Royal Rift. Coll, Sandhurst; entered army, 1888; Captain, 1899; served Waziristan Delimitation Escort; present at action at Wana, 1894; Waziristan Expedition, 1894-95 (medal with clasp); Chitral Relief Expedition, 1895 (medal and clasp); Tirah Campaign, 1897-98 (despatchess, D.S.O., two claps): Mahsud Waziri Expedition, 1901-2 (despatches, clasp); operations against Darwesh Khel Waziris. 1902; Bayar Valley Field Force, 1908 (medal and clasp); Major, 23rd Sikh (Frontier force), 1906. Club: Naval and Military.
Davies, Arthur, M,A., Bar-at-Law, Madras; s. of the late Sir James H. Davies, formerly Puisne Judge, Madras High Court; b. 1873; finished education in England and joined service as Deputy Registrar, Madras High Court, 1902; Secretary, Madras Students Advisory Committee, 1909; Administrator-General, Madras, sub protem, 7th April to 9th Oct. 1911;
