Margaret Davidson

Dame Margaret Davidson DBE (born 21 April 1871 — died 14 October 1964) was the British wife of the Colonial Governor of New South Wales, Sir Walter Edward Davidson. She was named Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her work with the Red Cross Society and the Scouting and Girl Guides in New South Wales.

Background

Born Margaret Agnes Feilding, she was the daughter of General Hon. Sir Percy Robert Basil Feilding (1827-1904) and Lady Louisa Isabella Harriet Thynne (died 26 June 1919). She married Walter Davidson on 21 October 1907, and was thereafter styled as Lady Margaret Davidson.

In 1918, Davidson was invested as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) and later as a Dame of Grace, Order of St. John of Jerusalem.^{[citation needed]} She was thereafter styled as Dame Margaret Davidson.

Legacy

• Lady Davidson Hospital, Turramurra
• Lady Davidson Circuit, Forestville, New South Wales

See also

• Scouting and Guiding in New South Wales

Source

• Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1087.

External links

• Power Museum website
• New South Wales government archives
• The Peerage website
• Google news archive

Persondata
Name	Davidson, Margaret
Alternative names	Feilding, Margaret Agnes (birthname)
Short description	Scouting and Girl Guides in New South Wales leader
Date of birth	21 April 1871
Place of birth
Date of death	14 October 1964 (aged 93)
Place of death