John Ferguson Davie
John Ferguson Davie | |
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Member of Parliament for Barnstaple | |
In office 30 April 1859 – 12 July 1865 | |
Preceded by | John Laurie William Fraser |
Succeeded by | George Stucley Thomas Cave |
Personal details | |
Born | John Ferguson 27 October 1830 |
Died | 16 June 1907 | (aged 76)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse |
Edwina Augusta Williams
(m. 1857) |
Children | One |
Parent(s) | Henry Ferguson Davie Frances Juliana Davie |
Sir John Davie Ferguson Davie, 2nd Baronet (27 October 1830 – 16 June 1907)[1], known as John Ferguson until 1846, was a British Liberal politician, and British Army officer.[2]
Family
Born Ferguson, he was the eldest son of Whig MP for Haddington Burghs Henry Ferguson Davie (then Henry Ferguson) and Frances Juliana Davie. He adopted the additional surname of Davie in 1846 at the same time as his parents.[3][4] In 1857, he married Edwin Augusta Williams, daughter of Sir James Hamlyn-Williams and Lady Mary Fortescue, and they had at least one child: Mary Fanny Ferguson Davie (born 1857).[2]
Military career
Ferguson Davie became a captain of the Grenadier Guards in 1855, and in the same year fought in the Crimean War. He later became a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 1st Devon Militia.[2]
Political career
He was elected Liberal MP for Barnstaple at the 1859 general election and held the seat until 1865 when he did not seek re-election.[5][2]
Baronetcy
He inherited the title of Baronet of Creedy upon his father Henry Ferguson Davie's death on 30 November 1885.[6][2]
Other activities
Ferguson Davie was also a Justice of the Peace for Devon, Somerset and Carmarthenshire, a Deputy Lieutenant for Devon and Carmarthenshire, and, in 1873, a High Sheriff of Carmarthenshire.[2]
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
- ^ a b c d e f "Sir John Davie Ferguson Davie, 2nd Bt". The Peerage. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ Mair, Robert Henry, ed. (1872). Debrett's Illustrated House of Commons, and the Judicial Bench. London: Dean & Son. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "No. 20573". The London Gazette. 17 February 1846. p. 603.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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(help) - ^ Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "F" (part 1)