John Ferguson 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]

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	Edwina Augusta Williams ​ ​ (m. 1857)​
Children	1
Parent(s)	Henry Ferguson Davie Frances Juliana Davie

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]