J. C. C. Davidson, 1st Viscount Davidson

J. C. C. Davidson, 1st Viscount Davidson

John Colin Campbell Davidson, 1st Viscount Davidson GCVO CH CB PC (23 February 1889 – 11 December 1970) was a British Conservative politician best known for his close alliance with Stanley Baldwin. He served as Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead from 1920 to 1923, and from 1924 until 1937 when he was created Viscount Davidson, of Little Gaddesden in the County of Hertford. He was succeeded as MP by his wife, Frances Davidson (known as "Mimi").


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