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The impact of James Wheeler Davidson on the internationalization of Rotary was, and remains, remarkable. His earlier experiences as an adventurer, a Far East journalist, war correspondent, and US Consul General in Shanghai and help prevent armed conflict before returning to North America to return to business.
James Wheeler Davidson (14 June 1872 – 18 July 1933) was an American-born Canadian businessman, diplomat, explorer, journalist, and philanthropist. He is remembered for writing The Island of Formosa, Past and Present (1903), a book on the history of Taiwan .
James Wheeler Davidson was born in Austin, Minnesota on June 14, 1872. He was educated locally in the small Northwestern Military Academy and brevetted a Lieutenant, before he first came into prominence at age eighteen.
A newly published book From Province to Republic to Colony draws on Davidson's personal collection of rare photographic images and source documents archived at the University of Calgary. Selected portions are reproduced, illustrating crucial moments in Taiwan's history.
This collection contains a selection of textual records and images from the James Wheeler Davidson Family fonds housed in Archives and Special Collections.
James Wheeler Davidson (14 June 1872 – 18 July 1933) was an American-born Canadian businessman, diplomat, explorer, journalist, and philanthropist. He is remembered for writing The Island of Formosa, Past and Present (1903), a book on the history of Taiwan .
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Mar 19, 2018 · James Wheeler Davidson spent a decade in Taiwan and East Asia from about 1895 to 1905. He witnessed the rise and fall of the Republic of Formosa and accompanied Japanese forces as they took control of Taiwan.
