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Arthur Davidson
QC
Arthur Davidson QC
Shadow Attorney General
	In office; 24 November 1982 – 9 June 1983
Leader	Michael Foot
Preceded by	Peter Archer
Succeeded by	John Morris
Member of Parliament ; for Accrington
	In office; 31 March 1966 – 9 June 1983
Preceded by	Harry Hynd
Succeeded by	Constituency Abolished
Personal details
Born	7 November 1928 (age 95)
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

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Arthur Davidson, QC (born 7 November 1928) is a British Labour Party politician.

Davidson was educated at Liverpool College, King George V School, Southport, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the university athletics team and captained the college team. He served with the Merchant Navy and became a barrister, called to the bar by Middle Temple in 1953 and appointed a QC in 1978.

Davidson contested Blackpool South in 1955 and Preston North in 1959. He was Member of Parliament for Accrington from 1966 to 1983, when the seat was abolished by boundary changes. He stood in the new seat of Hyndburn, but lost by just 21 votes to the Conservative Ken Hargreaves. He was a minister in the Attorney General's Department between 1974 and 1979 under Harold Wilson and James Callaghan. From 1982 to 1983, he was Shadow Attorney General.

He is an expert in sports and media law, and acts for sportsmen including Robbie Fowler, Frank Bruno, Jimmy Hill and Kenny Dalglish. He was Legal Director of Associated Newspapers from 1985 to 1991 and Legal Director of Mirror Group Newspapers from 1991 to 1993,^[1] and continues to work at Express Newspapers.

He enjoys jazz, and is a passionate supporter of Liverpool Football Club^[2]

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Preceded by Harry Hynd	Member of Parliament for Accrington 1966–1983	Constituency abolished

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 He is an expert in sports and media law, and acts for sportsmen including [[Robbie Fowler]], [[Frank Bruno]], [[Jimmy Hill]] and [[Kenny Dalglish]]. He was [[Legal Director]] of [[Associated Newspapers]] from 1985 to 1991 and Legal Director of [[Mirror Group Newspapers]] from 1991 to 1993,<ref>http://www.cloisters.com/barrister_profile.php?barID=8&returl=barristers.php%3F</ref> and continues to work at [[Express Newspapers]].
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+He enjoys [[jazz]], and is a passionate supporter of [[Liverpool Football Club]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode%3D35751%26sectioncode%3D1 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-02-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616093357/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=35751&sectioncode=1 |archivedate=2011-06-16 |df= }}</ref>
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