James Davidson, JP FRIBA (1848 – April 1923) was a Scottish architect.
Davidson was born in 1848 in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, the son of a weaver.
As a teenager he moved to Glasgow and attended classes at the Athenaeum in Ingram Street.
[5] From 1921 until his death in April 1923, Davidson served as the tenth President of Airdrie Savings Bank.
[2] In 1877 and 1878, Davidson served as the Master of the Operative Lodge of Airdrie No 203, part of the Freemasons.