John Brewis

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

For the Archdeacon of Doncaster, see John Brewis (priest).

John Brewis
Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown
In office
1981–1989
Preceded byJohn Dalrymple, 13th Earl of Stair
Succeeded byEdward Stuart Orr-Ewing
Member of Parliament for Galloway
In office
8 October 1959 – 20 September 1974
Preceded byJohn Mackie
Succeeded byGeorge Thompson
Personal details
Born
Henry John Brewis

(1920-04-08)8 April 1920
Died25 May 1989(1989-05-25) (aged 69)
Political partyUnionist
Conservative
Spouse
Faith McTaggart-Stewart
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(m. 1949)​

Early life

Brewis was born on 8 April 1920. He was the only son and youngest child of Dorothy Katharine (née Walker) Brewis and Francis Bertie Brewis, a Lieutenant-Colonel in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.[1]

His paternal grandparents were Frances Caroline (née 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 (née Bethell) Walker.[1]

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[2] and Lord Lieutenant from 18 September 1981 [3]

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:[1]

  • Francis Roger MacTaggart Brewis (1950–2014)[1]
  • Ralph Michael Rodney Brewis (b. 1951)[1]
  • Sylvia Katharine Moira Brewis (b. 1952)[1]
  • Christopher Mark John Brewis (b. 1956)[1]

Brewis died on 25 May 1989.[1]

References
  1. Morris, Susan (20 April 2020). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019. eBook Partnership. p. 3441. ISBN 978-1-9997670-5-1. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. London Gazette, 8 Feb 1966, page 1413.
  3. Gazette, 9 Oct 1981, page 1361.


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