John Robert Davison
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John Robert Davison QC
(1826 – 15 April 1871) was an English barrister and Liberal
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1871.
Davison was the son of the Rev. Edward Davison, Rector of Harlington, Middlesex, and Vicar of St. Nicholas, Durham. He was educated at the Grammar School, Durham, and at the University of Durham, graduating MA in 1849. He was called to the bar at the Middle Temple
in 1849, and went on the Northern Circuit. In 1866 he was made a Queen's Counsel
. He was a J.P.
and chairman of the Quarter Sessions for County Durham.
At the 1868 general election
Davison was elected Member of Parliament
for City of Durham. He held the seat until his death at the age of 44 in 1871.
Davison married in 1860, Jane Anna Wood, daughter of Nicholas Wood of Hatton Hall, President of the Northern Institute of Mining Engineers. She died in November 1869.
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
(1826 – 15 April 1871) was an English barrister and Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
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politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1871.
Davison was the son of the Rev. Edward Davison, Rector of Harlington, Middlesex, and Vicar of St. Nicholas, Durham. He was educated at the Grammar School, Durham, and at the University of Durham, graduating MA in 1849. He was called to the bar at the Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
in 1849, and went on the Northern Circuit. In 1866 he was made a Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
. He was a J.P.
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
and chairman of the Quarter Sessions for County Durham.
At the 1868 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1868
The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom...
Davison was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for City of Durham. He held the seat until his death at the age of 44 in 1871.
Davison married in 1860, Jane Anna Wood, daughter of Nicholas Wood of Hatton Hall, President of the Northern Institute of Mining Engineers. She died in November 1869.