John Clarke Davison
John Clarke Davison (born 19 April 1875) was a barrister and Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Davison was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution and Trinity College, Dublin and was called to the Irish Bar in 1898. He was a legal adviser to the Government of Northern Ireland from 1922–1925, and Senior Crown Prosecutor for County Louth and County Antrim. In 1925, he was elected in a by-election as a Unionist to the Parliament of Northern Ireland from County Armagh, and then from 1929 from Mid-Armagh until resigning his seat shortly after the 1938 general election upon appointment as Recorder of Londonderry.[1]
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 from 1937 – 1938. He died on 19 February 1946.[1]
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| Parliament of Northern Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Best Michael Collins David Graham Shillington John Dillon Nugent |
Member of Parliament for Armagh 1925–1929 With: David Graham Shillington Eamon Donnelly John Henry Collins |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Mid-Armagh 1929–1938 |
Succeeded by Norman Stronge |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by George Boyle Hanna |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs 1937–1938 |
Succeeded by Edmond Warnock |