Importer/Diplomat
Centurion, 1865–1879
Born 21 December 1827 in New York (Manhattan), New York
Died 29 March 1879 in New York (Staten Island), New York
Proposed by Lucius Tuckerman and Wolcott Gibbs
Elected 4 November 1865 at age thirty-seven
Archivist’s Note: Father of Charles Stewart Davison and Edgar Mora Davison
Seconder of:
Century Memorial
Edward Davison was of too retiring a nature to be known generally among the members, yet those who were his intimates learned that his quiet exterior conceded fine qualities of character, and acquirements of a fine range.
Augustus R. Macdonough
1880 Century Association Reports
