Royal Page Davidson
Royal Page Davidson | |
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| Born | October 9, 1870[1] Somerville, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | January 16, 1943 (aged 72)[2] Northwestern Military and Naval Academy, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Engineering career | |
| Institutions | Northwestern Military and Naval Academy |
| Significant design | Davidson-Cadillac armored car, Davidson Automobile Battery armored car |
Colonel[3] Royal Page Davidson (October 9, 1870 – January 16, 1943) was an American inventor and educator, from Somerville, New Jersey.[1] He was based in Northwestern Military and Naval Academy, which was founded by his father Harlan Page Davidson.[4][5] He developed the Davidson-Cadillac armored car,[6] and the Davidson Automobile Battery armored car.[7] From 1925, Davidson developed a then 9-hole golf course in Avon Park, Florida.[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 A Thousand American Men of Mark To-day. 1917. p. 306. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
Royal Page Davidson, Educator of Lake Geneva, Wis., was born Oct. 9, 1870, in Somerville, N.J.
- ↑ "Academy's varied history recalled". Janesville Gazette. Janesville, Wisconsin. April 4, 1988. p. 10. Retrieved March 19, 2025 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ↑ "One-Man Blitz". TIME. Vol. 39, no. 8. February 23, 1942. p. 28. ISSN 0040-781X – via Academic Search Complete.
- ↑ "Military History Made at Obscure Academy". Arlington Heights Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. June 19, 2005. p. 315. Retrieved March 19, 2025 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ↑ "Summer Folks Double Walworth Population". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. February 25, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved March 19, 2025 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ↑ "This Armored Motor Car is now touring across the continent". New York Times. July 18, 1915.
- ↑ "Royal Page Davidson Armored Car". Illinois.edu. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Pinecrest Golf Club Featured as Florida Historic Golf Trail Course of the Month - Florida Department of State". dos.fl.gov.
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