John Ferguson Davie

John Ferguson Davie
Member of Parliament
for Barnstaple
In office
30 April 1859 – 12 July 1865
Serving with Richard Bremridge (1864–1865)
Thomas Lloyd (1853–1864)
George Potts (1859–1863)
Preceded byJohn Laurie
William Fraser
Succeeded byGeorge Stucley
Thomas Cave
Personal details
Born
John Ferguson

27 October 1830
Died16 June 1907(1907-06-16) (aged 76)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Edwina Augusta Williams
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(m. 1857)​
ChildrenOne
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 in the Grenadier Guards in 1855, and in the same year fought in the Crimean War. He later became Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the 1st Devon Militia from 1858 to 1867.[2][5]

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.[6][2]

Baronetcy

He inherited the title of Baronet of Creedy upon his father Henry Ferguson Davie's death on 30 November 1885.[7][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, High Sheriff of Carmarthenshire.[2]

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Sir John Davie Ferguson Davie, 2nd Bt". The Peerage. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. ^ Mair, Robert Henry, ed. (1872). Debrett's Illustrated House of Commons, and the Judicial Bench. London: Dean & Son. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. ^ "No. 20573". The London Gazette. 17 February 1846. p. 603.
  5. ^ Col Henry Walrond, Historical Records of the 1st Devon Militia (4th Battalion The Devonshire Regiment), With a Notice of the 2nd and North Devon Militia Regiments, London: Longmans, 1897/Andesite Press, 2015, ISBN 978-1-37617881-4, Appendix A, p. 410.
  6. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  7. ^ Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "F" (part 1)
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Barnstaple
1859–1865
With: Richard Bremridge (1864–1865)
Thomas Lloyd (1853–1864)
George Potts (1859–1863) 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baronet
(of Creedy)
1885–1907 		Succeeded by