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

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John Colin Campbell Davidson, 1st Viscount Davidson GCVO CH CB PC (23 February 188911 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 until 1937 when he was created Viscount Davidson of Little Gaddesden and was succeeded as MP by his wife, Frances Davidson (known as "Mimi").

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by:
Gustavus Arthur Talbot
Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead
1920–1923
Succeeded by:
John Freeman Dunn
Preceded by:
John Freeman Dunn
Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead
1924–1937
Succeeded by:
Frances Davidson
Political offices
Preceded by:
The Marquess of Salisbury
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
19231924
Succeeded by:
Josiah Wedgwood
Preceded by:
The Marquess of Lothian
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
19311937
Succeeded by:
The Earl Winterton
Preceded by:
Stanley Jackson
Chairman of the Conservative Party
1926–1930
Succeeded by:
Neville Chamberlain
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by:
New creation
Viscount Davidson
19371970
Succeeded by:
John Andrew Davidson


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