The Ferguson Davie Baronetcy, of Creedy in the County of Devon, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 9 January 1847 for Henry Ferguson Davie, a General in the Army and Member of Parliament

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 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

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 :...

). In 1846 he assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Davie. The second Baronet represented Barnstaple

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 in the House of Commons

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 as a Liberal

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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, 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 (b. 1944)