Andrew Davidson, 2nd Viscount Davidson

The Viscount Davidson
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
In office
10 September 1986  30 December 1991
Monarch Elizabeth II
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
John Major
Preceded by The Earl of Swinton
Succeeded by The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Personal details
Born (1928-12-22)22 December 1928
Westminster, England
Died 20 July 2012(2012-07-20) (aged 83)
Nationality British
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) (1) Margaret Norton
(2) Pamela Vergette
Alma mater Pembroke College, Cambridge.

John Andrew Davidson, 2nd Viscount Davidson (22 December 1928 – 20 July 2012), was a British peer and Conservative politician.

Background and education

Davidson was the elder son of J. C. C. Davidson, 1st Viscount Davidson, and Frances, daughter of Willoughby Dickinson, 1st Baron Dickinson. He was educated at Westminster School and Pembroke College, Cambridge. Between 1947 and 1949 he served in The Black Watch and the 5th Battalion of the King's African Rifles.[1][2]

Political career

Davidson entered the House of Lords on the death of his father in 1970. He served in the Conservative administrations of Margaret Thatcher and John Major as a Lord-in-Waiting between 1985 and 1986 and as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard between 1986 and 1991.[1][2] However, he lost his seat in Parliament after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999.

Family

Lord Davidson was twice married. He married firstly Margaret Birgitta, daughter of Major-General Cyril Henry Norton, in 1956. They had four daughters (one of whom, Hon. Alexandra Oldfield, is deceased) but were divorced in 1974. His second daughter Hon. Caroline Davidson was married to Lord Edward Alexander Somerset, second son of David Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort. Lord Davidson married secondly Pamela Joy (now deceased), daughter of John Vergette, in 1975. They had no children.[1][2]

Viscount Davidson died on 20 July 2012 at the age of 83[3] and was succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Davidson by his brother Malcolm William Mackenzie Davidson (b. 1934), also a Pembroke Alumnus (1955).

References

  1. 1 2 3 Who's Who 2007. A & C Black Publishers Limited, London, 2007.
  2. 1 2 3 thepeerage.com
  3. "Daily Telegraph Obituary, - Viscount Davidson". The Daily Telegraph (London). 25 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

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Political offices
Preceded by
The Earl of Swinton
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
19861991
Succeeded by
The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
J. C. C. Davidson
Viscount Davidson
1970 - 2012
Succeeded by
Malcolm William Mackenzie Davidson
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