Mary Ann Maitland (née, Davidson; 26 January 1839 — 24 February 1919) was a Scottish-born Canadian author of poems, hymns, and short stories.
[2] She is a daughter of James Alexander Davidson, the first teacher in the Infant School of Elgin, and Elizabeth Wilson Maitland.
She had, before leaving Scotland, written some creditable verses, but it was not until she came to Canada that her merits as a poet were fully acknowledged.
Maitland's own estimate of her poems was:— "I am well aware that they contain no high poetic flight or lofty imagery; perhaps their only merit is their tenderness."
[4] Maitland and her husband had six children including, William James, Minnie Margaret, Marianne, Isabella "Belle" McDonald, Eleanor Lillian "Nellie", and George Herrie.