DAVIDSON, Robert Paul - Revision history

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	[[Image:Pauldavidson1909.jpg\|thumb\|alt=Paul Davidson's T206 Baseball Card from 1909]]DAVIDSON, Robert Paul. (Lafayette, IN, Nov. 30, 1886--Morris, IL, March 11, 1940). Outfielder Paul Davidson played eight seasons from 1904 to 1911 in the minor leagues, mostly in the Class B Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League, also known as the Three-I or Three-Eye League. He played [[BASEBALL]] for the Dubuque Shamrocks in 1905, ~~the~~ Dubuque Dubs in 1906, and the Dubuque Hustlers in 1911. During his entire career, Davidson played in 911 games, was at bat 3,402 times, and had a batting average of .260. (1)		[[Image:Pauldavidson1909.jpg\|thumb\|alt=Paul Davidson's T206 Baseball Card from 1909]]DAVIDSON, Robert Paul. (Lafayette, IN, Nov. 30, 1886--Morris, IL, March 11, 1940). Outfielder Paul Davidson played eight seasons from 1904 to 1911 in the minor leagues, mostly in the Class B Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League, also known as the Three-I or Three-Eye League. He played [[BASEBALL]] for the Dubuque Shamrocks in 1905, Dubuque Dubs in 1906, and the Dubuque Hustlers in 1911. During his entire career, Davidson played in 911 games, was at bat 3,402 times, and had a batting average of .260. (1)

	In 1906 Davidson signed a ~~nonreserve~~ contract and according to rules of the National Baseball Association was able to then sign with any team. He chose the St. Louis Americans and earned $225.00 per game. (2)		In 1906 Davidson signed a non-reserve contract and according to rules of the National Baseball Association was able to then sign with any team. He chose the St. Louis Americans and earned $225.00 per game. (2)

	A well-known player, Davidson's image appeared on a baseball card in the T206 set issued by the American Tobacco Company in cigarette and loose tobacco packs from 1909 to 1911. On the card, Davidson is shown in his 1909 Indianapolis Indians uniform.		A well-known player, Davidson's image appeared on a baseball card in the T206 set issued by the American Tobacco Company in cigarette and loose tobacco packs from 1909 to 1911. On the card, Davidson is shown in his 1909 Indianapolis Indians uniform.

	He married Dubuque native Margaret Evelyn Halpin at [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]] in 1910. (3) After Margaret died in 1933, Davidson married Agnes Barrows of Morris, Illinois in 1938. Besides playing baseball, Davidson was a telegraph operator and station agent at Seneca, Illinois for the Rock Island Railroad~~, a~~ motion-picture theater operator, and owner of Davidson Motors, an auto dealership in Morris, Illinois. He died in Morris on March 11, 1940 and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery. (4)		He married Dubuque native Margaret Evelyn Halpin at [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]] in 1910. (3) After Margaret died in 1933, Davidson married Agnes Barrows of Morris, Illinois in 1938. Besides playing baseball, Davidson was a telegraph operator and station agent at Seneca, Illinois for the Rock Island Railroad; motion-picture theater operator; and owner of Davidson Motors, an auto dealership in Morris, Illinois. He died in Morris on March 11, 1940 and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery. (4)

Randylyon at 05:03, 27 November 2014

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	[[Image:Pauldavidson1909.jpg\|thumb\|alt=Paul Davidson's T206 Baseball Card from 1909]]DAVIDSON, Robert Paul. (Lafayette, IN, Nov. 30, 1886--Morris, IL, March 11, 1940). Outfielder Paul Davidson played eight seasons from 1904 to 1911 in the minor leagues, mostly in the Class B Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League, also known as the Three-I or Three-Eye League. ~~(1)~~ He played [[BASEBALL]] for the Dubuque Shamrocks in 1905, the Dubuque Dubs in 1906, and the Dubuque Hustlers in 1911. ~~(2)~~ During his entire career, Davidson played in 911 games, was at bat 3,402 times, and had a batting average of .260.(3)		[[Image:Pauldavidson1909.jpg\|thumb\|alt=Paul Davidson's T206 Baseball Card from 1909]]DAVIDSON, Robert Paul. (Lafayette, IN, Nov. 30, 1886--Morris, IL, March 11, 1940). Outfielder Paul Davidson played eight seasons from 1904 to 1911 in the minor leagues, mostly in the Class B Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League, also known as the Three-I or Three-Eye League. He played [[BASEBALL]] for the Dubuque Shamrocks in 1905, the Dubuque Dubs in 1906, and the Dubuque Hustlers in 1911. During his entire career, Davidson played in 911 games, was at bat 3,402 times, and had a batting average of .260. (1)

	In 1906 Davidson signed a nonreserve contract and according to rules of the National Baseball Association was able to then sign with any team. He chose St. Louis and earned $225.00 per game.		In 1906 Davidson signed a nonreserve contract and according to rules of the National Baseball Association was able to then sign with any team. He chose the St. Louis Americans and earned $225.00 per game. (2)

	A well-known player, Davidson's image appeared on a baseball card in the T206 set issued by the American Tobacco Company in cigarette and loose tobacco packs from 1909 to 1911. On the card, Davidson is shown in his 1909 Indianapolis Indians uniform.		A well-known player, Davidson's image appeared on a baseball card in the T206 set issued by the American Tobacco Company in cigarette and loose tobacco packs from 1909 to 1911. On the card, Davidson is shown in his 1909 Indianapolis Indians uniform.

	He married Dubuque native Margaret Evelyn Halpin at [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]] in 1910. After Margaret died in 1933, Davidson married Agnes Barrows of Morris, Illinois in 1938. Besides playing baseball, Davidson was a telegraph operator and station agent at Seneca, Illinois for the Rock Island Railroad, a motion-picture theater operator, and owner of Davidson Motors, an auto dealership in Morris, Illinois. He died in Morris on March 11, 1940~~, where he~~ was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.		He married Dubuque native Margaret Evelyn Halpin at [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]] in 1910. (3) After Margaret died in 1933, Davidson married Agnes Barrows of Morris, Illinois in 1938. Besides playing baseball, Davidson was a telegraph operator and station agent at Seneca, Illinois for the Rock Island Railroad, a motion-picture theater operator, and owner of Davidson Motors, an auto dealership in Morris, Illinois. He died in Morris on March 11, 1940 and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery. (4)


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	"Paul Davidson ~~is Only Miner Who Has So Far Been Signed "Above"~~. ~~''Dubuque Telegraph~~-~~Herald'', September 9~~, ~~1906~~: http://~~news~~.~~google~~.com/~~newspapers~~?id=~~ufhCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-KsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2301%2C2226431~~]~~</ref>~~		1. Paul Davidson Minor League Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference.com. December 14, 2012: http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=davids001pau]

	~~Rockford Has Sold~~ Paul Davidson. ~~Davenport Republican (Iowa)~~, ~~August 5~~, ~~1904~~: [http~~://news.google.comhttp~~://news.google.com/newspapers?id=~~2RpcAAAAIBAJ~~&sjid=~~ElUNAAAAIBAJ~~&pg=~~1636~~%~~2C5510963~~]		2. "Paul Davidson is Only Miner Who Has So Far Been Signed "Above". ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', September 9, 1906: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ufhCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-KsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2301%2C2226431]

			3. A Wedding of the Past Week. Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, September 25, 1910: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19100925&dq=davidson&printsec=frontpage&hl=en]

	~~Paul Davidson Minor League Statistics & History~~. ~~Baseball-Reference.com. December 14, 2012: http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=davids001pau]</ref><ref>~~		4. Paul Davidson, 53, Died Last Night. Morris Daily Herald (Illinois), March 12, 1940.

	~~A Wedding of the Past Week. Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, September 25, 1910: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19100925&dq=davidson&printsec=frontpage&hl=en]</ref><ref>M~~

	Paul Davidson, 53, Died Last Night. Morris Daily Herald (Illinois), March 12, 1940.

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	[[Image:Pauldavidson1909.jpg\|thumb\|alt=Paul Davidson's T206 Baseball Card from 1909]]DAVIDSON, Robert Paul. (Lafayette, IN, Nov. 30, 1886--Morris, IL, March 11, 1940). Outfielder Paul Davidson played eight seasons from 1904 to 1911 in the minor leagues, mostly in the Class B Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League, also known as the Three-I or Three-Eye League. (1) He played [[BASEBALL]] for the Dubuque Shamrocks in 1905, the Dubuque Dubs in 1906, and the Dubuque Hustlers in 1911. (2) During his entire career, Davidson played in 911 games, was at bat 3,402 times, and had a batting average of .260.(3)		[[Image:Pauldavidson1909.jpg\|thumb\|alt=Paul Davidson's T206 Baseball Card from 1909]]DAVIDSON, Robert Paul. (Lafayette, IN, Nov. 30, 1886--Morris, IL, March 11, 1940). Outfielder Paul Davidson played eight seasons from 1904 to 1911 in the minor leagues, mostly in the Class B Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League, also known as the Three-I or Three-Eye League. (1) He played [[BASEBALL]] for the Dubuque Shamrocks in 1905, the Dubuque Dubs in 1906, and the Dubuque Hustlers in 1911. (2) During his entire career, Davidson played in 911 games, was at bat 3,402 times, and had a batting average of .260.(3)

	In 1906 Davidson signed a nonreserve contract		In 1906 Davidson signed a nonreserve contract and according to rules of the National Baseball Association was able to then sign with any team. He chose St. Louis and earned $225.00 per game.

	A well-known player, Davidson's image appeared on a baseball card in the T206 set issued by the American Tobacco Company in cigarette and loose tobacco packs from 1909 to 1911. On the card, Davidson is shown in his 1909 Indianapolis Indians uniform.		A well-known player, Davidson's image appeared on a baseball card in the T206 set issued by the American Tobacco Company in cigarette and loose tobacco packs from 1909 to 1911. On the card, Davidson is shown in his 1909 Indianapolis Indians uniform.

Randylyon at 04:56, 27 November 2014

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	[[Image:Pauldavidson1909.jpg\|thumb\|alt=Paul Davidson's T206 Baseball Card from 1909]]DAVIDSON, Robert Paul. (Lafayette, IN, Nov. 30, 1886--Morris, IL, March 11, 1940). Outfielder Paul Davidson played eight seasons from 1904 to 1911 in the minor leagues, mostly in the Class B Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League, also known as the Three-I or Three-Eye League. (1) He played [[BASEBALL]] for the Dubuque Shamrocks in 1905, the Dubuque Dubs in 1906, and the Dubuque Hustlers in 1911. (2) During his entire career, Davidson played in 911 games, was at bat 3,402 times, and had a batting average of .260.(3)		[[Image:Pauldavidson1909.jpg\|thumb\|alt=Paul Davidson's T206 Baseball Card from 1909]]DAVIDSON, Robert Paul. (Lafayette, IN, Nov. 30, 1886--Morris, IL, March 11, 1940). Outfielder Paul Davidson played eight seasons from 1904 to 1911 in the minor leagues, mostly in the Class B Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League, also known as the Three-I or Three-Eye League. (1) He played [[BASEBALL]] for the Dubuque Shamrocks in 1905, the Dubuque Dubs in 1906, and the Dubuque Hustlers in 1911. (2) During his entire career, Davidson played in 911 games, was at bat 3,402 times, and had a batting average of .260.(3)

			In 1906 Davidson signed a nonreserve contract

	A well-known player, Davidson's image appeared on a baseball card in the T206 set issued by the American Tobacco Company in cigarette and loose tobacco packs from 1909 to 1911. On the card, Davidson is shown in his 1909 Indianapolis Indians uniform.		A well-known player, Davidson's image appeared on a baseball card in the T206 set issued by the American Tobacco Company in cigarette and loose tobacco packs from 1909 to 1911. On the card, Davidson is shown in his 1909 Indianapolis Indians uniform.

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	"Paul Davidson is Only Miner Who Has So Far Been Signed "Above". ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', September 9, 1906: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ufhCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-KsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2301%2C2226431]</ref>		"Paul Davidson is Only Miner Who Has So Far Been Signed "Above". ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', September 9, 1906: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ufhCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-KsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2301%2C2226431]</ref>

	~~"Bill Davidson Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball-Reference.com. December 14, 2012: http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=davids007wil]</ref>~~

	Simply Drifted Into Game. Outfielder "Bill" Davidson, Outfielder of the Brooklyn Team, Tells of His Early Start. The Kendall Miner (Montana), November 11, 1910: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=37plAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Go4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=744%2C345273]</ref>

	Rockford Has Sold Paul Davidson. Davenport Republican (Iowa), August 5, 1904: [http://news.google.comhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2RpcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ElUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1636%2C5510963]		Rockford Has Sold Paul Davidson. Davenport Republican (Iowa), August 5, 1904: [http://news.google.comhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2RpcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ElUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1636%2C5510963]

Randylyon at 04:52, 27 November 2014

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	DAVIDSON, Robert Paul. (Lafayette, IN, Nov. 30, 1886--Morris, IL, March 11, 1940). Outfielder Paul Davidson played eight seasons from 1904 to 1911 in the minor leagues, mostly in the Class B Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League, also known as the Three-I or Three-Eye League. (1) He played [[BASEBALL]] for the Dubuque Shamrocks in 1905, the Dubuque Dubs in 1906, and the Dubuque Hustlers in 1911. (2) During his entire career, Davidson played in 911 games, was at bat 3,402 times, and had a batting average of .260.(3)		[[Image:Pauldavidson1909.jpg\|thumb\|alt=Paul Davidson's T206 Baseball Card from 1909]]DAVIDSON, Robert Paul. (Lafayette, IN, Nov. 30, 1886--Morris, IL, March 11, 1940). Outfielder Paul Davidson played eight seasons from 1904 to 1911 in the minor leagues, mostly in the Class B Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League, also known as the Three-I or Three-Eye League. (1) He played [[BASEBALL]] for the Dubuque Shamrocks in 1905, the Dubuque Dubs in 1906, and the Dubuque Hustlers in 1911. (2) During his entire career, Davidson played in 911 games, was at bat 3,402 times, and had a batting average of .260.(3)

	A well-known player, Davidson's image appeared on a baseball card in the T206 set issued by the American Tobacco Company in cigarette and loose tobacco packs from 1909 to 1911. On the card, Davidson is shown in his 1909 Indianapolis Indians uniform.		A well-known player, Davidson's image appeared on a baseball card in the T206 set issued by the American Tobacco Company in cigarette and loose tobacco packs from 1909 to 1911. On the card, Davidson is shown in his 1909 Indianapolis Indians uniform.

Randylyon at 04:51, 27 November 2014

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	[[Image:Pauldavidson1909.jpg\|thumb\|alt=Paul Davidson's T206 Baseball Card from 1909\|Paul Davidson's T206 Baseball Card from 1909]][[Image:Pauldavidson1906.JPG\|thumb\|alt=Paul Davidson in 1906\|Paul Davidson in 1906]][[Image:Billdavidson1910.JPG\|thumb\|alt=Paul Davidson's brother Bill Davidson in 1910\|Paul Davidson's brother Bill Davidson in 1910]]DAVIDSON, Robert Paul. (Lafayette, IN, Nov. 30, 1886--Morris, IL, March 11, 1940)~~. Baseball player~~. Outfielder Paul Davidson played eight seasons from 1904 to 1911 in the minor leagues, mostly in the Class B Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League, also known as the Three-I or Three-Eye League. He played [[BASEBALL]] for the Dubuque Shamrocks in 1905, the Dubuque Dubs in 1906, and the Dubuque Hustlers in 1911. During his entire career, Davidson played in 911 games, was at bat 3,402 times, and had a batting average of .260.		DAVIDSON, Robert Paul. (Lafayette, IN, Nov. 30, 1886--Morris, IL, March 11, 1940). Outfielder Paul Davidson played eight seasons from 1904 to 1911 in the minor leagues, mostly in the Class B Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League, also known as the Three-I or Three-Eye League. (1) He played [[BASEBALL]] for the Dubuque Shamrocks in 1905, the Dubuque Dubs in 1906, and the Dubuque Hustlers in 1911. (2) During his entire career, Davidson played in 911 games, was at bat 3,402 times, and had a batting average of .260.(3)

	A well-known player, Davidson's image appeared on a baseball card in the T206 set issued by the American Tobacco Company in cigarette and loose tobacco packs from 1909 to 1911. On the card, Davidson is shown in his 1909 Indianapolis Indians uniform.		A well-known player, Davidson's image appeared on a baseball card in the T206 set issued by the American Tobacco Company in cigarette and loose tobacco packs from 1909 to 1911. On the card, Davidson is shown in his 1909 Indianapolis Indians uniform.

	~~Paul Davidson was born on November 30, 1886 in Lafayette, Indiana.~~ He married Dubuque native Margaret Evelyn Halpin at [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]] in 1910. After Margaret died in 1933, Davidson married Agnes Barrows of Morris, Illinois in 1938. Besides playing baseball, Davidson was a telegraph operator and station agent at Seneca, Illinois for the Rock Island Railroad, a motion-picture theater operator, and owner of Davidson Motors, an auto dealership in Morris, Illinois. He died in Morris on March 11, 1940, where he was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.		He married Dubuque native Margaret Evelyn Halpin at [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]] in 1910. After Margaret died in 1933, Davidson married Agnes Barrows of Morris, Illinois in 1938. Besides playing baseball, Davidson was a telegraph operator and station agent at Seneca, Illinois for the Rock Island Railroad, a motion-picture theater operator, and owner of Davidson Motors, an auto dealership in Morris, Illinois. He died in Morris on March 11, 1940, where he was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.

Randylyon at 04:49, 27 November 2014

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	"Paul Davidson is Only Miner Who Has So Far Been Signed "Above". Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, September 9, 1906: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ufhCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-KsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2301%2C2226431]</ref>		"Paul Davidson is Only Miner Who Has So Far Been Signed "Above". ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', September 9, 1906: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ufhCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-KsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2301%2C2226431]</ref>

	"Bill Davidson Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball-Reference.com. December 14, 2012: http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=davids007wil]</ref>		"Bill Davidson Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball-Reference.com. December 14, 2012: http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=davids007wil]</ref>
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	Simply Drifted Into Game. Outfielder "Bill" Davidson, Outfielder of the Brooklyn Team, Tells of His Early Start. The Kendall Miner (Montana), November 11, 1910: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=37plAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Go4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=744%2C345273]</ref>		Simply Drifted Into Game. Outfielder "Bill" Davidson, Outfielder of the Brooklyn Team, Tells of His Early Start. The Kendall Miner (Montana), November 11, 1910: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=37plAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Go4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=744%2C345273]</ref>

	Rockford Has Sold Paul Davidson. Davenport Republican (Iowa), August 5, 1904: [http://news.google.comhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2RpcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ElUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1636%2C5510963]~~</ref><ref>~~		Rockford Has Sold Paul Davidson. Davenport Republican (Iowa), August 5, 1904: [http://news.google.comhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2RpcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ElUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1636%2C5510963]

	~~Bill Davidson [Major League] Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. December 14, 2012: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/davidbi01.shtml]</ref><ref>~~

	Paul Davidson, ~~53, Died Last Night~~. ~~Morris Daily Herald (Illinois), March 12, 1940~~.		Paul Davidson Minor League Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference.com. December 14, 2012: http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=davids001pau]</ref><ref>

	A Wedding of the Past Week. Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, September 25, 1910: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19100925&dq=davidson&printsec=frontpage&hl=en]</ref><ref>M		A Wedding of the Past Week. Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, September 25, 1910: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19100925&dq=davidson&printsec=frontpage&hl=en]</ref><ref>M

	Paul Davidson ~~Minor League Statistics & History~~. ~~Baseball-Reference.com. December 14~~, ~~2012: http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player~~.~~cgi?id=davids001pau]</ref><ref>~~		Paul Davidson, 53, Died Last Night. Morris Daily Herald (Illinois), March 12, 1940.



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	Paul Davidson was born on November 30, 1886 in Lafayette, Indiana. He married Dubuque native Margaret Evelyn Halpin at [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]] in 1910. After Margaret died in 1933, Davidson married Agnes Barrows of Morris, Illinois in 1938. Besides playing baseball, Davidson was a telegraph operator and station agent at Seneca, Illinois for the Rock Island Railroad, a motion-picture theater operator, and owner of Davidson Motors, an auto dealership in Morris, Illinois. He died in Morris on March 11, 1940, where he was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.		Paul Davidson was born on November 30, 1886 in Lafayette, Indiana. He married Dubuque native Margaret Evelyn Halpin at [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]] in 1910. After Margaret died in 1933, Davidson married Agnes Barrows of Morris, Illinois in 1938. Besides playing baseball, Davidson was a telegraph operator and station agent at Seneca, Illinois for the Rock Island Railroad, a motion-picture theater operator, and owner of Davidson Motors, an auto dealership in Morris, Illinois. He died in Morris on March 11, 1940, where he was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.


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	[[Image:Pauldavidson1909.jpg\|thumb\|alt=Paul Davidson's T206 Baseball Card from 1909\|Paul Davidson's T206 Baseball Card from 1909]][[Image:Pauldavidson1906.JPG\|thumb\|alt=Paul Davidson in 1906\|Paul Davidson in 1906]][[Image:Billdavidson1910.JPG\|thumb\|alt=Paul Davidson's brother Bill Davidson in 1910\|Paul Davidson's brother Bill Davidson in 1910]]DAVIDSON, Robert Paul. (Lafayette, IN, Nov. 30, 1886--Morris, IL, March 11, 1940). Baseball player. Outfielder Paul Davidson played eight seasons from 1904 to 1911 in the minor leagues, mostly in the Class B Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League, also known as the Three-I or Three-Eye League. He played [[BASEBALL]] for the Dubuque Shamrocks in 1905, the Dubuque Dubs in 1906, and the Dubuque Hustlers in 1911. During his entire career, Davidson played in 911 games, was at bat 3,402 times, and had a batting average of .260.<ref>Paul Davidson Minor League Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference.com. December 14, 2012: [http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=davids001pau http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=davids001pau]</ref><ref>		[[Image:Pauldavidson1909.jpg\|thumb\|alt=Paul Davidson's T206 Baseball Card from 1909\|Paul Davidson's T206 Baseball Card from 1909]][[Image:Pauldavidson1906.JPG\|thumb\|alt=Paul Davidson in 1906\|Paul Davidson in 1906]][[Image:Billdavidson1910.JPG\|thumb\|alt=Paul Davidson's brother Bill Davidson in 1910\|Paul Davidson's brother Bill Davidson in 1910]]DAVIDSON, Robert Paul. (Lafayette, IN, Nov. 30, 1886--Morris, IL, March 11, 1940). Baseball player. Outfielder Paul Davidson played eight seasons from 1904 to 1911 in the minor leagues, mostly in the Class B Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League, also known as the Three-I or Three-Eye League. He played [[BASEBALL]] for the Dubuque Shamrocks in 1905, the Dubuque Dubs in 1906, and the Dubuque Hustlers in 1911. During his entire career, Davidson played in 911 games, was at bat 3,402 times, and had a batting average of .260.

	A well-known player, Davidson's image appeared on a baseball card in the T206 set issued by the American Tobacco Company in cigarette and loose tobacco packs from 1909 to 1911. On the card, Davidson is shown in his 1909 Indianapolis Indians uniform.<ref>Paul Davidson, Indianapolis Team, Baseball Card Portrait. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. December 14, 2012: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2008676939/]</ref> Davidson's brother, William S. Davidson, was also an outfielder.<ref>Robert P Davidson in Household of C Joseph Davidson, ED 1136 Precinct 6 West Town Chicago City Ward 35, Cook, Illinois, United States. United States Census, 1900. FamilySearch. December 14, 2012: [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MS7D-91P https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MS7D-91P]</ref><ref> Bill Davidson played for the Chicago Cubs in 1909, the Brooklyn Superbas in 1910, and the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1911, as well as several minor league teams.<ref>		A well-known player, Davidson's image appeared on a baseball card in the T206 set issued by the American Tobacco Company in cigarette and loose tobacco packs from 1909 to 1911. On the card, Davidson is shown in his 1909 Indianapolis Indians uniform.

	Paul Davidson was born on November 30, 1886 in Lafayette, Indiana. He married Dubuque native Margaret Evelyn Halpin at [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]] in 1910. After Margaret died in 1933, Davidson married Agnes Barrows of Morris, Illinois in 1938. Besides playing baseball, Davidson was a telegraph operator and station agent at Seneca, Illinois for the Rock Island Railroad, a motion-picture theater operator, and owner of Davidson Motors, an auto dealership in Morris, Illinois. He died in Morris on March 11, 1940, where he was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.A Wedding of the Past Week. Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, September 25, 1910: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19100925&dq=davidson&printsec=frontpage&hl=en http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19100925&dq=davidson&printsec=frontpage&hl=en]</ref><ref>M

			Paul Davidson was born on November 30, 1886 in Lafayette, Indiana. He married Dubuque native Margaret Evelyn Halpin at [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]] in 1910. After Margaret died in 1933, Davidson married Agnes Barrows of Morris, Illinois in 1938. Besides playing baseball, Davidson was a telegraph operator and station agent at Seneca, Illinois for the Rock Island Railroad, a motion-picture theater operator, and owner of Davidson Motors, an auto dealership in Morris, Illinois. He died in Morris on March 11, 1940, where he was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
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	Paul Davidson, 53, Died Last Night. Morris Daily Herald (Illinois), March 12, 1940.		Paul Davidson, 53, Died Last Night. Morris Daily Herald (Illinois), March 12, 1940.

			A Wedding of the Past Week. Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, September 25, 1910: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19100925&dq=davidson&printsec=frontpage&hl=en]</ref><ref>M

			Paul Davidson Minor League Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference.com. December 14, 2012: http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=davids001pau]</ref><ref>



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