Sir James Brown Dougherty,KCB, KCVO, PC (Ire) (13 November 1844 – 3 January 1934[1]) was an Irish clergyman, academic, civil servant and politician.[2]
Dougherty was born inGarvagh, County Londonderry, Ireland, to Archibald Dougherty,MRCS, a surgeon, and Martha Dougherty (née Brown) of Garvagh. He was educated atQueen's College, Belfast, and atQueen's University, Belfast (B.A. 1864 & M.A., 1865).
In 1880, he married Mary (née Donaldson) (d.1887), of The Park,Nottingham, with whom he had a son, John Gerald Dougherty (born 1883). In 1888, he married Elizabeth (née Todd), of Oaklands,Rathgar,County Dublin.[3]
Ordained aPresbyterian minister, he was Professor of Logic and English at then-PresbyterianMagee 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.[3] He became Professor of Logic and English at Magee College in Londonderry in 1879, holding the post until 1895.[2] In 1895, he was appointedAssistant Under-Secretary to theLord-Lieutenant of Ireland (Lord Houghton) and becameUnder-Secretary for Ireland in 1908. He was appointed Clerk to H.M.'sPrivy Council, and DeputyKeeper of thePrivy Seal in 1895.[3] He became aLiberalMP forLondonderry City from 1914–18,[2] succeeding fellow LiberalDavid Cleghorn Hogg. He was succeeded byEoin MacNeill ofSinn Féin in the 1918 general election.
Dougherty was appointed a Companion of theOrder of the Bath (Civil Division) (CB) in the1900 Birthday Honours list.[4] He was made aKnight Bachelor in the1902 Coronation Honours list,[5] and was knighted by theLord Lieutenant of Ireland,Earl Cadogan, atDublin Castle on 11 August 1902.[6] He was appointed a Commander of theRoyal Victorian Order (CVO) in 1903;[7] advanced to a Knight Commander of the Bath (Civil Division) (KCB) in 1910;[8] and promoted to a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in 1911.[9]
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| Preceded by | Professor of Logic and English atMagee College, Derry, County Londonderry 1879–95 | Succeeded by George Woodburn |
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forLondonderry City 1914 –1918 | Succeeded by |
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