Stuart C. Davidson
Stuart C. Davidson | |
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| Born | Stuart Carleton Davidson September 9, 1922 Dayton, Ohio, United States |
| Died | August 1, 2001 (aged 78) Oslo, Norway |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1963–2001 |
| Spouse | Sally Davidson |
Stuart C. Davidson (September 9, 1922 – August 1, 2001) was an American businessman known for being the founder of the Clyde's of Georgetown restaurant in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., and the Clyde's Restaurant Group which owns and operates multiple restaurants in the Washington metropolitan area.
Biography
[edit]Davidson was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of West Point graduate Howard Calhoun Davidson and his wife Mary Perrine (Patterson) Davidson, a daughter of Frank Patterson, co-founder of the National Cash Register Company. He grew up at various Army bases[1] but completed his high school education in Washington, D.C., graduating from St. Albans School.[2] He attended Harvard College, with a two-year break during World War II when he served as a United States Army Air Forces pilot.[1] After completing his A.B. degree in 1947,[3] he also earned a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and worked as an investment banker for Kidder, Peabody & Co. and Wertheim & Co.[1][2]
In 1963, Davidson opened Clyde's in Georgetown, shortly after the liquor laws in Washington, D.C., were loosened to permit service of hard liquor to patrons standing at bars.[1][2] The restaurant was immediately profitable, and Davidson partnered with a former Clyde's dishwasher, John G. Laytham, to expand the business to Clyde's Restaurant Group, opening five more Clyde's restaurants, purchasing the Old Ebbitt Grill, and opening several more restaurants in the Washington metropolitan area.[1][2]
Davidson died of complications from acute myeloid leukemia at a hospital in Oslo, Norway, on August 1, 2001.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Martin, Douglas (August 8, 2001). "Stuart C. Davidson, 78, Owner Of Legendary Washington Bar". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c d e Bernstein, Adam (August 9, 2001). "Stuart Davidson Dies at 78". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Official Register". Vol. 48, no. 9. Harvard University. 1951. p. 112. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- 1922 births
- 2001 deaths
- Businesspeople from Dayton, Ohio
- Businesspeople from Washington, D.C.
- St. Albans School (Washington, D.C.) alumni
- Harvard College alumni
- United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
- United States Army Air Forces pilots
- Harvard Business School alumni
- American restaurateurs
- Deaths from cancer in Norway
- 20th-century American businesspeople