The Viscount Davidson | |
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| 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 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher John Major |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Swinton |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne |
| Lord-in-waiting Government Whip | |
| In office 17 September 1985 – 10 September 1986 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Caithness |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Hesketh |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 12 December 1970 – 11 November 1999 Hereditary Peerage | |
| Preceded by | The 1st Viscount Davidson |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 December 1928 Westminster, England |
| Died | 20 July 2012 (aged 83) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | 1) Margaret Norton 2) Pamela Vergette |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | J. C. C. Davidson Frances Dickinson |
| Alma mater | Pembroke 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.
- ^ "Daily Telegraph Obituary, – Viscount Davidson". The Daily Telegraph. London. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
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