John Clarke Davison was a barrister

Barrister

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 and Unionist politician in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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Davison was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution

Coleraine Academical Institution

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 and Trinity College, Dublin

Trinity College, Dublin

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 and was called to the Irish Bar in 1898. He was a legal adviser to the Government of Northern Ireland

Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland

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 from 1922-1925, and Senior Crown Prosecutor for County Louth

County Louth

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 and County Antrim

County Antrim

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. In 1925, he was elected in a by-election as a Unionist

Ulster Unionist Party

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 to the Parliament of Northern Ireland

Parliament of Northern Ireland

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 from County Armagh, and then from 1929 from Mid-Armagh

Mid Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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 until resigning his seat shortly after the 1938 general election upon appointment as Recorder of Londonderry.

He was Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons from March - June 1937 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs

Minister of Home Affairs (Northern Ireland)

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from 1937 - 1938. He died on 19th February 1946.