John Brewis Explained

John Brewis
Office1:Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown
Term Start1:1981
Term End1:1989
Predecessor1:John Dalrymple, 13th Earl of Stair
Successor1:Edward Stuart Orr-Ewing
Office2:Member of Parliament for Galloway
Term Start2:8 October 1959
Term End2:20 September 1974
Predecessor2:John Mackie
Successor2:George Thompson
Birth Name:Henry John Brewis
Birth Date:8 April 1920
Party:Unionist
Conservative

Henry John Brewis (8 April 1920 – 25 May 1989) was a Scottish Unionist Party politician and barrister.

Early life

Brewis was born on 8 April 1920. He was the only son and youngest child of Dorothy Katharine (Walker) Brewis and Francis Bertie Brewis, a Lieutenant-Colonel in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.

His paternal grandparents were Frances Caroline (Williams-Wynn) Brewis and Samuel Richard Brewis of Ibstone House, Tetsworth, and was High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire. His maternal grandparents were Edwyn Walker and Elizabeth (Bethell) Walker.

Career

He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Galloway at a by-election in April 1959, after the death of the Unionist MP John Mackie. He was re-elected at the general election in October 1959, and held the seat until he stood down at the October 1974 general election. He was also a Member of the European Parliament from 1973 to 1975.

He was Deputy Lieutenant of Wigtown from 24 January 1966[1] and Lord Lieutenant from 18 September 1981 [2]

Personal life

On 20 April 1949, he married Faith Agnes Devorguilla McTaggart-Stewart (1926–1998), a daughter of Sir Edward McTaggart-Stewart, 2nd Baronet of Southwick and Blairderry and a granddaughter of Gilbert Clifton-Hastings-Campbell, 3rd Baron Donington. Together, they were the parents of:

Brewis died on 25 May 1989.[3]

References

Notes and References

  1. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/43894/page/1413 London Gazette, 8 Feb 1966, page 1413.
  2. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/20992/page/1361 Gazette, 9 Oct 1981, page 1361.
  3. Book: Morris . Susan . Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019 . 20 April 2020 . eBook Partnership . 978-1-9997670-5-1 . 3441 . 5 January 2023 . en.