John Davidson of Stewartfield and Haltree FRSE WS (c.1725-1797) was a Scottish antiquary, author/publisher and co-founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He served as Deputy Keeper to the Signet. He was a friend of Lord Hailes, David Herd, William Tytler, George Paton and Callander of Craigforth, early figures in the Scottish Enlightenment.Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: John Davidson d.1797 He was much admired by Bishop Thomas Percy, who described as a man of learning and very excellent critic.
