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 (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]
