James Dougherty (civil servant)

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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, 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, 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[]

Dougherty was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (Civil Division) (CB) in the 1900 Birthday Honours list.[4] He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1902 Coronation Honours list published on 26 June 1902,[5] and was knighted by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Earl Cadogan, at Dublin Castle on 11 August 1902.[6] He was appointed a Companion of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in 1903; advanced to a Knight Commander of the Bath (Civil Division) (KCB) in 1910; and promoted to a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in 1911.

References[]

  1. ^ "Sir James Dougherty" Hansard
  2. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Debrett's House of Commons, 1918". Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  4. ^ "No. 27200". The London Gazette. 8 June 1900. pp. 3629–3630.
  5. ^ "The Coronation Honours". The Times (36804). London. 26 June 1902. p. 5.
  6. ^ "Ireland". The Times (36844). London. 12 August 1902. p. 9.

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Academic offices
Preceded by
Thomas Croskery
as Professor of Logic,
Belles Lettres and Rhetoric 		Professor of Logic and English
at Magee College, Derry, County Londonderry
1879-95 		Succeeded by
George Woodburn
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
David Cleghorn Hogg 		Member of Parliament for Londonderry City
1914 – 1918 		Succeeded by
Eoin MacNeill
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