Sir John Davie, 1st Baronet
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Sir John Davie, 1st Baronet (1588–1654) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...

 from 1621 to 1622.

Davie was the son of John Davie of Sandford and Kirton, Devon. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England and the fourth oldest college of the University. The main entrance is on the east side of Turl Street...

 on 22 February 1605, aged 16. In 1621, he was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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 for Tiverton
Tiverton (UK Parliament constituency)
Tiverton was a constituency located in east Devon, formerly represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Enfranchised as a parliamentary borough in 1615 and first represented in 1621, it elected two Members of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...

. He was created a baronet
Davie Baronets
The Davie Baronetcy, of Creedy in the County of Devon, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 9 September 1641 for John Davie, the Member of Parliament for Tiverton in 1621-22.-Davie Baronets, of Creedy :...

on 9 September 1641.

Davie died at the age of about 66 and was buried at Sandford on 13 October 1654.
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