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Hugh Davidson was born in 1864 or 1865 in Ontario. He came to Langley in 1888 and at the age of 24 he and Robert Riddell opened one of the first stores in the area in 1889. He sold the store and went to work for Rithet Wholesalers in 1894. By 1905 he was farming on the Salmon River flats. He was one of the first farms to have Ayrshire cattle in the province. He later went to work for Hastings Shingle Mill in Vancouver. He married Margaret Jane McKee on March 11, 1898. They had 3 children: a son who died young, John, and a daughter. Hugh died on May 17, 1950.