The Ferguson Davie Baronetcy, of
Creedy in the County of Devon, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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. It was created on 9 January 1847 for
Henry Ferguson Davie
General Sir Henry Robert Ferguson Davie, 1st Baronet DL (1797 – 30 November 1885), known as Henry Ferguson until 1846, of Creedy Park, Sandford, Devon, was Liberal Member of Parliament for Haddington in East Lothian, Scotland, 1847 to 187 ...
, a General in the Army and
Member of Parliament for
Haddington from 1847 to 1878. Born Henry Ferguson, he was the husband of Frances Juliana Davie, only surviving sister of Sir John Davie, 9th Baronet, of Creedy, and niece and heiress of Sir Humphrey Davie, 10th Baronet, of Creedy (on whose death in 1846 the Davie baronetcy of Creedy became extinct; see
Davie baronets
The Davie Baronetcy, of Creedy in the County of Devon, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 9 September 1641 for John Davie, the Member of Parliament for Tiverton in 1621–22.
Davie baronets, of Creedy (1641)
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). In 1846 he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Davie. The second Baronet represented
Barnstaple
Barnstaple ( or ) is a river-port town and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. The town lies at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool from ...
in the
House of Commons
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as a
Liberal
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Politics
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.
Ferguson Davie baronets, of Creedy (1847)
*
Sir Henry Robert Ferguson Davie, 1st Baronet (1797–1885)
*
Sir John Davie Ferguson Davie, 2nd Baronet (1830–1907)
*Sir William Augustus Ferguson Davie,
CB,
3rd Baronet (1833–1915)
*Sir William John Ferguson Davie, 4th Baronet (1863–1947)
*Sir (Arthur) Patrick Ferguson Davie, 5th Baronet (1909–1988)
*Sir Antony Francis Ferguson Davie, 6th Baronet (1952–1997)
*Sir John Ferguson Davie, 7th Baronet (1906–2000)
*Sir Michael Ferguson Davie, 8th Baronet (born 1944)
The
heir apparent
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to the baronetcy was James Michael Ferguson Davie (born 1970, died 1988), only son of the 8th Baronet. The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Julian Anthony Ferguson Davie (born 1950). The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son Charles John Ferguson Davie (born 1978).
See also
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Davie baronets
The Davie Baronetcy, of Creedy in the County of Devon, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 9 September 1641 for John Davie, the Member of Parliament for Tiverton in 1621–22.
Davie baronets, of Creedy (1641)
* Sir J ...
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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