Henry Davie
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General Sir Henry Robert Ferguson Davie, 1st Baronet (1797-30 November 1885). Created a Baronet, 9 January 1847. Member of Parliament for Haddington in East Lothian, Scotland, 1847 to 1878. Colonel of the 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot, 17 February 1865. The Regiment became the second Battalion, The Black Watch in 1881, and the General served as Colonel of the Battalion until his death.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by James Maitland Balfour |
Member for Haddington 1847-1878 |
Succeeded by Lord William Montagu Hay |
Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by New Creation |
Baronet (of Creedy) 1847 |
Succeeded by John Davie Ferguson-Davie |