Sports executive.
Born at Belfast, Ireland on 20 June 1886, he came to Canada in 1911. He was for many years the Secretary-Treasurer of the Canada Football Association and Manager of the Carruthers Football Park. He served in the military during the First World War and Second World War.
On 18 September 1911, he married Mary Victoria Atcheson (?-?) at St. James Anglican Church. They subsequently had three sons: John George Davidson (1914-?), Frederick Samuel Davidson (1916-?), and Charles Robert Davidson (1923-?). He was a member of the St. John's Curling Club and Orange Order (Golden West Lodge)
He died at the Deer Lodge Hospital on 4 November 1965 and was buried in the St. John's Cathedral Cemetery. In 1994, he was inducted posthumously to the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame as a builder of the sport of soccer.
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Davidson House (290 Inkster Boulevard, Winnipeg)
Marriage registration [Samuel Davidson, Mary Victoria Atcheson], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Davidson - Atcheson,” Winnipeg Tribune, 25 September 1911, page 9.
Birth registrations [John George Davidson, Frederick Samuel Davidson, Charles Robert Davidson], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Attestation papers, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Library and Archives Canada.
Obituary, Winnipeg Tribune, 5 November 1965, page 26.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 14 March 2026
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