Brief Life History of John Wellington
When John Wellington Davison was born on 20 August 1887, in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States, his father, Josiah Wellington Davidson, was 30 and his mother, Theresa Gahan, was 30. He lived in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1910. He died on 19 March 1917, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 29, and was buried in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- John Wellington Davison in household of Wellington J Davison, "United States Census, 1910"
- John Wellington Davison, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- John W Davison, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station
Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: patronymic (‘David's son’) from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Davy, the common vernacular form of David . The high frequency of Davison in Northumberland and Durham, where it occasionally alternates with Davidson , perhaps reflects influence from Scottish migration in the 18th and 19th centuries. See also Davey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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