Alfred Davidson
Alfred Davidson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 June 1812 Siston Parish, Gloucestershire, England |
| Died | 7 November 1881 New Farm, Brisbane |
| Occupation(s) | Pottery owner, commission agent, investor and Pioneer of Compassion (humanitarian) |
| Years active | 1864-1879 |
| Spouse | Phoebe Georgiana Simmonds |
| Children | Phoebe Georgina Davidson (1850-1919), James Madgwick Davidson (1851-1920), Amy Elizabeth Davidson (1857-1927) |
Alfred Davidson (1812–1881) was an English pottery owner and commission agent in Australia. He was a
Aborigines Protection Society
.
Life
Davidson was born in Siston parish, Gloucestershire, England on 21 June 1812, and he died in New Farm, Brisbane on 7 November 1881, aged 69. He was son of the landed proprietor of Warmley House, George Madgwick Davidson and his wife Elisabeth Francis.
Following the death of his wife Phoebe Georgiana Simmonds, Davidson, who had been proprietor of the Warmley Tower Potteries in
Fortitude Valley. He spent much of his time engaged in humanitarian aid and Christian (Anglican) mission amongst Melanesians and Aborigines in Brisbane and Moreton Bay
district.
Davidson was outraged at the general attitude towards indigenous people in Queensland, and made a name for himself as an outspoken humanitarian and representative in Queensland of
Aborigines Protection Society
in London. Frequently abused by fellow settlers, he continued to argue for the indigenous people and against what he saw as continual abuses of the rights of Islanders and Aboriginal people.
He was characterised by
Aborigines Protection Society, all on behalf of indigenous people in Queensland.[1]
Alfred Davidson, the potter, was grandfather to
Westpac Bank
).
Notes
- ^ Reynolds 1998, p102-3.
References
- Ørsted-Jensen: Robert: The Right To Live - the Politics of Race and the Troubled Conscience of an Australian Journalist (yet unpublished Dr thesis and manuscript) chapters 4 and 6.
- Reynolds, Henry: This Whispering In Our Hearts, Sydney 1998, chapter 5, p102-5, 108.
External links
- Davidson, Alfred — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search