1. Charles Mark Anthony "Mat" Davidson was an Australian politician.
11 Facts About Mat Davidson
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Mat Davidson left school at 12 to begin an apprenticeship as a tailor, which he did not complete.
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Mat Davidson worked as miner from about 1888 to 1896 in Victoria, Broken Hill and Cobar.
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Mat Davidson lost an eye in a mining accident and became a tobacconist and barber in Cobar.
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Mat Davidson married Gertrude Mary Snape in July 1901 and they had three daughters and one son.
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Mat Davidson was active in local politics, being a member of the Political Labor League, the District Hospital Board, the racing club, the School of Arts and the Eight-Hour Day Sports committees.
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Mat Davidson served as an alderman on the Cobar Municipal Council from 1913 to 1918, where he worked to promote railway extension.
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In 1918 Mat Davidson was elected as a Labor Party member for Cobar in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
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Mat Davidson served as Labor whip in the state parliament from 1923 to 1930.
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From November 1930 to May 1932 Mat Davidson served as Secretary for Public Works in the Third Lang Ministry.
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Mat Davidson died in office in the Sydney suburb of Little Bay, New South Wales.