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| preceded=First mayor at incorporation​

| preceded=First mayor at incorporation​

| succeeded=A. Bonds Ratcliff​

| succeeded=A. Bonds Ratcliff​

| occupation = [[Cotton]] planter; [[Banker]]; [[Government official]]​

| occupation = [[Cotton]] planter; [[Banker]]; Government official​

| alma_mater=Jefferson Military Academy​

| alma_mater=Jefferson Military Academy​

| religion=[[Episcopalian]]​

| religion=[[Episcopalian]]​

Alice Moore Davidson Baxter​}}

Alice Moore Davidson Baxter​}}

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'''William Mackenzie Davidson''' (December 1857 – January 18, 1930) was a [[cotton]] planter, [[politician]], and civic figure in St. Joseph in Tensas Parish, [[Louisiana]], one of the [[Mississippi River]] delta]parishes with majority [[African American]] populations, rich in farming, and susceptible to periodic flooding.

'''William Mackenzie Davidson''' (December 1857 – January 18, 1930) was a [[cotton]] planter, [[politician]], and civic figure in St. Joseph in Tensas Parish, [[Louisiana]], one of the [[Mississippi River]] delta parishes with majority [[African American]] populations, rich in farming, and susceptible to periodic flooding.

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==Background==​

==Background==​

For the Tensas planter class, small in number but powerful in influence, Davidson's death signaled the quick passing of the old order. Davidson personally epitomized the [[Queen Victoria|Victorian]] ideals of the old planter aristocracy unaccustomed to much social, political, or economic change but in expectation of the periodic soaring of its profits based on agricultural market conditions.<ref name=bio/>​

For the Tensas planter class, small in number but powerful in influence, Davidson's death signaled the quick passing of the old order. Davidson personally epitomized the [[Queen Victoria|Victorian]] ideals of the old planter aristocracy unaccustomed to much social, political, or economic change but in expectation of the periodic soaring of its profits based on agricultural market conditions.<ref name=bio/>​

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William and Carrie Davidson are interred together at Natchez City Cemetery in Natchez, Mississippi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.natchezbelle.org/adams-ind/d-burials.htm|title="D" burial records|publisher=natchezbelle.org|accessdate=July 21, 2013}}</ref><ref>Confirmed by Danny Brown, Natchez City Cemetery.</ref>​

William and Carrie Davidson are interred at Natchez City Cemetery in Natchez, Mississippi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.natchezbelle.org/adams-ind/d-burials.htm|title="D" burial records|publisher=natchezbelle.org|accessdate=July 21, 2013}}</ref><ref>Confirmed by Danny Brown, Natchez City Cemetery.</ref>​

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==References==​

==References==​