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

Early life

Brewis was born on 8 April 1920. He was the only son and youngest child of Dorothy Katharine ( Walker) Brewis and Francis Bertie Brewis, a

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in the

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. His paternal grandparents were Frances Caroline ( Williams-Wynn) Brewis and Samuel Richard Brewis of Ibstone House,

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, and was

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. His maternal grandparents were Edwyn Walker and Elizabeth ( Bethell) Walker.

Career

He was elected as the

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(MP) for

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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

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from 1973 to 1975. He was Deputy Lieutenant of Wigtown from 24 January 1966 and

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from 18 September 1981 Gazette, 9 Oct 1981, page 1361.
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Personal life

On 20 April 1949, he married Faith Agnes Devorguilla McTaggart-Stewart (1926–1998), a daughter of

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of Southwick and Blairderry and a granddaughter of

Gilbert Clifton-Hastings-Campbell, 3rd Baron Donington Gilbert Theophilus Clifton Clifton-Hastings-Campbell, 3rd Baron Donington (29 May 1859 – 31 May 1927) was a British peer and soldier. Early life He was given the name Gilbert Theophilus Clifton Abney-Hastings at his birth on 29 May 1859. He was ...

. Together, they were the parents of: * Francis Roger MacTaggart Brewis (1950–2014) * Ralph Michael Rodney Brewis (b. 1951) * Sylvia Katharine Moira Brewis (b. 1952) * Christopher Mark John Brewis (b. 1956) Brewis died on 25 May 1989.

References

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February 1974 *

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* 1920 births 1989 deaths Scottish Conservative Party MPs Unionist Party (Scotland) MPs UK MPs 1955–1959 UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs 1970–1974 UK MPs 1974 Conservative Party (UK) MEPs MEPs for the United Kingdom 1973–1979 Lord-Lieutenants of Wigtown Deputy Lieutenants of Wigtownshire {{Conservative-UK-MP-1920s-stub