# W. C. Davison — The Financier character guide

> W. C. Davison in The Financier by Theodore Dreiser.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** President Davison, Davison

**First appearance:** 0019-xx

## Who they are

President of a bank Cowperwood deals with.

## In the story

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_financier_se/chapters/viii)

President of Girard National Bank, who has taken a liking to Cowperwood and established financial relations with him.

### [Chapter XLII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_financier_se/chapters/xlii)

President of the Girard National Bank, testifies to Cowperwood's business practices, including his frequent overdrafts protected by collateral, and states he did not know Cowperwood was going to fail.

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