Sir John Ferguson Davie, 2nd Baronet

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 by John Laurie
William Fraser
Succeeded by George Stucley
Thomas Cave
Personal details
Born John Ferguson
27 October 1830
Died 16 June 1907(1907-06-16) (aged 76)
Nationality British
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s)
Edwina Augusta Williams (m. 1857)
Children One
Parents 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

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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. ↑ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  6. ↑ Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "F" (part 1)
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Laurie
William Fraser		 Member of Parliament for Barnstaple
1859–1865
With: Richard Bremridge (1864–1865)
Thomas Lloyd (1853–1864)
George Potts (1859–1863)		 Succeeded by
George Stucley
Thomas Cave
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Henry Ferguson Davie		 Baronet
(of Creedy)
1885–1907		 Succeeded by
William Augustus Ferguson Davie
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