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| 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Debrett's House of Commons'', 1918|url=http://www.archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1918londuoft/debrettshouseo1918londuoft_djvu.txt|accessdate=10 June 2011}}</ref> | 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Debrett's House of Commons'', 1918|url=http://www.archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1918londuoft/debrettshouseo1918londuoft_djvu.txt|accessdate=10 June 2011}}</ref> | ||
| Ordained a Presbyterian Minister, he was Professor of Logic and English at then-Presbyterian ], 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 ] to the ] (]) and became ] in 1908. He was appointed Clerk to H.M.'s ], and Deputy ] of the ] in 1895.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Debrett's House of Commons'', 1918|url=http://www.archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1918londuoft/debrettshouseo1918londuoft_djvu.txt|accessdate=10 June 2011}}</ref> He became a ] ] for ] from 1914-18, succeeding fellow Liberal ]. He was succeeded by ] of ] in the 1918 general election |
Ordained a Presbyterian Minister, he was Professor of Logic and English at then-Presbyterian ], 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 ] to the ] (]) and became ] in 1908. He was appointed Clerk to H.M.'s ], and Deputy ] of the ] in 1895.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Debrett's House of Commons'', 1918|url=http://www.archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1918londuoft/debrettshouseo1918londuoft_djvu.txt|accessdate=10 June 2011}}</ref> He became a ] ] for ] from 1914-18, succeeding fellow Liberal ]. He was succeeded by ] of ] in the 1918 general election. | ||
| == Awards == | == Awards == | ||
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Sir James Brown Dougherty (13 November 1844 – 3 January, 1934), P.C., K.C.B., K.C.V.O., 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.
Awards
Companion of the Bath (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.
References
- "Sir James Dougherty" Hansard
- "Debrett's House of Commons, 1918". Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- "Debrett's House of Commons, 1918". Retrieved 10 June 2011.
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