Thomas Whitfield Davidson

For other people named Thomas Davidson, see Thomas Davidson (disambiguation).

Thomas Whitfield Davidson (September 23, 1876 – January 26, 1974) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Harrison County, Texas, Davidson read law to enter the bar in 1903. He was in private practice in Marshall, Texas from 1903 to 1907. He was the city attorney of Marshall 1907 to 1914, thereafter resuming his private practice in Dallas, Texas until 1920. He was a member of the Texas State Senate from 1920 to 1922, and was lieutenant governor of Texas from 1923 to 1925 serving under Governor Pat M. Neff. He then returned to private practice in Dallas until 1936.

On January 22, 1936, Davidson was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated by Edward R. Meek. Davidson was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 30, 1936, and received his commission on February 5, 1936. He served as chief judge from 1954 to 1959, and assumed senior status on November 1, 1965, holding that position until his death, in 1974.

Sources

• Thomas Whitfield Davidson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Political offices
Preceded by Lynch Davidson	Lieutenant Governor of Texas 1923-1925	Succeeded by Barry Miller
Legal offices
Preceded by Edward Roscoe Meek	Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas 1936–1965	Succeeded by William McLaughlin Taylor, Jr.