William Davison, 1st Baron Broughshane
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William Henry Davison, 1st Baron Broughshane KBE
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(1872 – 19 January 1953) was a British
peer
and Conservative
Member of Parliament
(MP) for Kensington South
for twenty-four years.
Davison was born in Broughshane
, County Antrim
, the son of Richard Davison and his wife Annie née Patrick. He was educated at Shrewsbury
and graduated from Keble College, Oxford
in 1895 with a Bachelor of Arts
. In 1895, he was admitted to the Inner Temple
as a barrister and earned his Master of Arts
from Keble three years later in 1898. That same year, he married Beatrice Mary Roberts, a daughter of Sir Owen Roberts (and future great-aunt of Anthony Armstrong-Jones) and they later had four children.
In 1913, he became Mayor of Kensington, was knighted in 1918 and left the post a year later, becoming MP for Kensington South. In 1929, he divorced his wife and was re-married that year to Louisa Mary Constance Marriott. Davison retired in 1945 and was raised to the peerage as Baron Broughshane, of Kensington, co. London that year. He died in 1953.
Order of the British Empire
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Society of Antiquaries of London
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Justice of the Peace
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Deputy Lieutenant
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(1872 – 19 January 1953) was a British
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peer
Peerage
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and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Kensington South
Kensington South (UK Parliament constituency)
Kensington South was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Kensington district of west London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
for twenty-four years.
Davison was born in Broughshane
Broughshane
Broughshane is a village within the Borough of Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is northeast of Ballymena and north of Antrim, on the A42 road. It had a population of 2,364 at the 2001 Census....
, County Antrim
County Antrim
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, the son of Richard Davison and his wife Annie née Patrick. He was educated at Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury School
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and graduated from Keble College, Oxford
Keble College, Oxford
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in 1895 with a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
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. In 1895, he was admitted to the Inner Temple
Inner Temple
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as a barrister and earned his Master of Arts
Master of Arts (Oxbridge)
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from Keble three years later in 1898. That same year, he married Beatrice Mary Roberts, a daughter of Sir Owen Roberts (and future great-aunt of Anthony Armstrong-Jones) and they later had four children.
In 1913, he became Mayor of Kensington, was knighted in 1918 and left the post a year later, becoming MP for Kensington South. In 1929, he divorced his wife and was re-married that year to Louisa Mary Constance Marriott. Davison retired in 1945 and was raised to the peerage as Baron Broughshane, of Kensington, co. London that year. He died in 1953.