Sir James Brown Dougherty, KCB, KCVO, PC (Ire) (13 November 1844 – 3 January 1934[1]) was an Irish clergyman, academic, civil servant and politician.[2]
Dougherty was born in Garvagh, County Londonderry, Ireland, to Archibald Dougherty, MRCS, a surgeon, and Martha Dougherty (née Brown) of Garvagh. He was educated at Queen's College, Belfast, and at Queen's University, Belfast (B.A. 1864 & M.A., 1865).
In 1880, he married Mary (née Donaldson) (d.1887), of The Park, Nottingham, with whom he had a son, John Gerald Dougherty (born 1883). In 1888, he married Elizabeth (née Todd), of Oaklands, Rathgar, County Dublin.[3]
Ordained a Presbyterian minister, he was Professor of Logic and English at then-Presbyterian Magee College, Londonderry from 1879 to 1895. He served as Assistant Commissioner on the Educational Endowments Commission of Ireland (1885–92) and was Commissioner of Education from 1890 to 1895.[3] He became Professor of Logic and English at Magee College in Londonderry in 1879, holding the post until 1895.[2] In 1895, he was appointed Assistant Under-Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland (Lord Houghton) and became Under-Secretary for Ireland in 1908. He was appointed Clerk to H.M.'s Privy Council, and Deputy Keeper of the Privy Seal in 1895.[3] He became a Liberal MP for Londonderry City from 1914–18,[2] succeeding fellow Liberal David Cleghorn Hogg. He was succeeded by Eoin MacNeill of Sinn Féin in the 1918 general election.
Honours
editDougherty was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (Civil Division) (CB) in the 1900 Birthday Honours list.[4] He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1902 Coronation Honours list,[5] and was knighted by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Earl Cadogan, at Dublin Castle on 11 August 1902.[6] He was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in 1903;[7] advanced to a Knight Commander of the Bath (Civil Division) (KCB) in 1910;[8] and promoted to a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in 1911.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Sir James Dougherty" Hansard
- ^ a b c "SIR JAMES DOUGHERTY DIES IN ENGLAND AT 89; Prominent Educator Had Been for Many Years a Political Leader in Ireland". The New York Times. 4 January 1934. p. 19. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Debrett's House of Commons, 1918". 1867. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ "No. 27200". The London Gazette. 8 June 1900. pp. 3629–3630.
- ^ "The Coronation Honours". The Times. No. 36804. London. 26 June 1902. p. 5.
- ^ "Ireland". The Times. No. 36844. London. 12 August 1902. p. 9.
- ^ "No. 11540". The Edinburgh Gazette. 14 August 1903. p. 846.
- ^ "No. 12262". The Edinburgh Gazette. 28 June 1910. p. 676.
- ^ "No. 28513". The London Gazette. 14 July 1911. p. 5265.
External links
edit- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Brown Dougherty
- . . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. – via Wikisource.