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New page: '''William Davison''' was sheriff of Escambia County from 1823-1826. Before becoming sheriff, Davison was a book salesman specializing in Bibles and legal texts. Davison is no...
'''William Davison''' was [[sheriff of Escambia County]] from [[1823]]-[[1826]].
Before becoming sheriff, Davison was a book salesman specializing in Bibles and legal texts. Davison is not listed in the [[1820]] Spanish census of Pensacola and may have arrived with [[Andrew Jackson]]'s [[1821]] party, as Jackson recommended him to President Monroe as a United States Marshal. No appointment was made, and Davison was appointed sheriff by Territorial Governor [[Wikipedia:William Pope Duval|William Pope Duval]] in [[1823]].
==References==
*[[John Appleyard]]. ''The Peacekeepers: the Story of Escambia County, Florida's 43 Sheriffs''. 2007.
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{{succession box | before = [[Charles Bradford]] | title = [[Escambia County Sheriff]] | years = [[1823]]-[[1826]] | after = [[Charles Mifflin]]}}
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[[Category:Escambia County Sheriffs|Davison, William]]
Before becoming sheriff, Davison was a book salesman specializing in Bibles and legal texts. Davison is not listed in the [[1820]] Spanish census of Pensacola and may have arrived with [[Andrew Jackson]]'s [[1821]] party, as Jackson recommended him to President Monroe as a United States Marshal. No appointment was made, and Davison was appointed sheriff by Territorial Governor [[Wikipedia:William Pope Duval|William Pope Duval]] in [[1823]].
==References==
*[[John Appleyard]]. ''The Peacekeepers: the Story of Escambia County, Florida's 43 Sheriffs''. 2007.
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{{succession box | before = [[Charles Bradford]] | title = [[Escambia County Sheriff]] | years = [[1823]]-[[1826]] | after = [[Charles Mifflin]]}}
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[[Category:Escambia County Sheriffs|Davison, William]]
