Andrew Davidson, 2nd Viscount Davidson

The Viscount Davidson
Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Lords
Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard
In office
10 September 1986 – 30 December 1991
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
John Major
Preceded byThe Earl of Swinton
Succeeded byThe Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Lord-in-waiting
Government Whip
In office
17 September 1985 – 10 September 1986
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byThe Earl of Caithness
Succeeded byThe Lord Hesketh
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
12 December 1970 – 11 November 1999
Hereditary Peerage
Preceded byThe 1st Viscount Davidson
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born(1928-12-22)22 December 1928
Westminster, England
Died20 July 2012(2012-07-20) (aged 83)
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)1) Margaret Norton
2) Pamela Vergette
Children4
Parent(s)J. C. C. Davidson
Frances Dickinson
Alma materPembroke College, Cambridge.

John Andrew Davidson, 2nd Viscount Davidson (22 December 1928 – 20 July 2012),[1] was a British peer and Conservative politician. Regarded as a safe pair of hands,[2] he became deputy chief whip in the House of Lords.

  1. ^ "Daily Telegraph Obituary, – Viscount Davidson". The Daily Telegraph. London. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Guardian was invoked but never defined (see the help page).