Sir John Davie Ferguson Davie, 2nd Baronet, known as John Ferguson until 1846, was a British Liberal politician, and British Army officer.
Occupation
politician
Position held
member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom, High Sheriff of Carmarthenshire
Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born
1830
Died
June 16, 1907
Overview
Sir John Davie Ferguson Davie, 2nd Baronet (27 October 1830 – 16 June 1907), known as John Ferguson until 1846, was a British Liberal politician, and British Army officer.
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. 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).
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.
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.
