James Brown Dougherty
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Sir James Brown Dougherty PC
, KCB
, KCVO
(13 November 1844 – 3 January, 1934), was an Irish clergyman, academic, civil servant and politician.
Dougherty was born in Garvagh, Co. Londonderry, Ireland, to Archibald Dougherty, Esq., M.R.C.S.
, 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 Dougherty (née Donaldson) (d.1887), of The Park, Nottingham, with whom he had a son, John Gerald Dougherty (b.1883). In 1888, he married Elizabeth Dougherty (née Todd), of Oaklands, Rathgar, Co. Dublin.
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. 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. He became a Liberal MP for Londonderry City
from 1914-18, succeeding fellow Liberal David Cleghorn Hogg. He was succeeded by Eoin MacNeill
of Sinn Féin
in the 1918 general election.
(Civil Division), 1900; Knight Bachelor
, 1902, Companion of the Royal Victorian Order
, 1903; Knight Commander of the Bath (Civil Division), 1910; Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, 1911.
Privy Council of Ireland
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, KCB
Order of the Bath
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, KCVO
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
(13 November 1844 – 3 January, 1934), was an Irish clergyman, academic, civil servant and politician.
Dougherty was born in Garvagh, Co. Londonderry, Ireland, to Archibald Dougherty, Esq., M.R.C.S.
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland , is a Dublin-based medical institution, situated on St. Stephen's Green. The college is one of the five Recognised Colleges of the National University of Ireland...
, 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 Dougherty (née Donaldson) (d.1887), of The Park, Nottingham, with whom he had a son, John Gerald Dougherty (b.1883). In 1888, he married Elizabeth Dougherty (née Todd), of Oaklands, Rathgar, Co. Dublin.
Ordained a Presbyterian Minister, he was Professor of Logic and English at then-Presbyterian Magee College
Magee College
Magee College is a campus of the University of Ulster located in Derry, Northern Ireland. It opened in 1865 as a Presbyterian Christian arts and theological 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. In 1895, he was appointed Assistant Under-Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland (Lord Houghton
Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe KG, PC , known as The Lord Houghton from 1885 to 1895 and as The Earl of Crewe from 1895 to 1911, was a British statesman and writer....
) and became Under-Secretary for Ireland in 1908. He was appointed Clerk to H.M.'s Privy Council
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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, and Deputy Keeper of the Privy Seal
Privy Seal
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in 1895. He became a Liberal MP for Londonderry City
Londonderry City (UK Parliament constituency)
Londonderry City was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system .-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:...
from 1914-18, succeeding fellow Liberal David Cleghorn Hogg. He was succeeded by Eoin MacNeill
Eoin MacNeill
Eoin MacNeill was an Irish scholar, nationalist, revolutionary and politician. MacNeill is regarded as the father of the modern study of early Irish medieval history. He was a co-founder of the Gaelic League, to preserve Irish language and culture, going on to establish the Irish Volunteers...
of Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
in the 1918 general election.
Awards
Companion of the BathOrder of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(Civil Division), 1900; Knight Bachelor
Knight Bachelor
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, 1902, Companion of the Royal Victorian Order
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
, 1903; Knight Commander of the Bath (Civil Division), 1910; Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, 1911.