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Dr. Sidney Nixon Davis (1868-1931)
[The Canadian Medical Association Journal Feb. 1932 p. 260]
Dr. Sidney Nixon Davis of Welland, Ont., aged 63, died at his home of pneumonia, on December 31, 1931. Doctor Davis was born in York, Haldimand County, in 1868, and attended Caledonia High School, then entering Queen’s University for the study of medicine. He graduated in 1891 and established practices at York, Cayuga and Parry Sound. He located in Welland in 1912, and, with the exception of the war years, had been here ever since. He was interested in the Welland County General Hospital, and for a number of years represented the medical profession on the institution’s Board of Governors. He was one of the Coroners for Welland County. Doctor Davis was a staunch advocate of Empire principles, and always associated himself with any movement for community betterment. He was a member of the Masonic Order being affiliated with a lodge at Parry Sound.
Doctor Davis enlisted in January, 1916, with the 114th Haldimand Rifles and went overseas the same year, holding the rank of Major and Second in Command. On the reorganization of the Canadian forces overseas he joined the Canadian Army Medical Corps and served in France and England. He returned in 1919.
In addition to his widow, Daisy Maud Davis, four sons and one daughter survive. They are: Cecil R.,Toronto; A.E.N. Davis, William A. and Patrick, all of Welland, and Miss Mary Florence Davis, at home. Two brothers and two sisters also survive, Arthur F. Davis of Chicago, Herbert H. Davis of Montreal, and Miss F. Davis and Miss M. Davis, both of Hamilton.