Sir David Reid, 1st Baronet

Sir David Douglas Reid Bt JP MP
Born	24 August 1872
Died	23 March 1939 London
Resting place	Kilmore, County Down
Occupation	Barrister, Politician
Nationality	British
Alma mater	New College, Oxford (B.A. 1896)
Spouse	Florence Reid[1] (m.1904)
Children	none

Sir David Douglas Reid, 1st Baronet, JP (24 August 1872 – 23 March 1939) was the Unionist Member of Parliament for Down from 1922 until his death in 1939.^[2]

Only son of Joseph Reid,^[3] of 22 Elmwood Avenue, Belfast, he attended Queens College, Belfast and New College, Oxford, graduating with 1st Class Honours in History.^[4] He then became a barrister at the Inner Temple^[5] and was called to the Bar in 1898.^[3] He contested East Tyrone in 1910 before becoming a Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) for East Down from 1918 to 1922, when the constituency was abolished. He was Chairman of the Ulster Unionist Party at Westminster.^[6]

In 1936, when appointed Sheriff of Down, he was created a Baronet, of Rademon.^[7] (Prior to his creation as a baronet, he was known as "D. D. Reid".) Upon his death the baronetcy became extinct.^{[citation needed]}

Sir David died in Brown's Hotel, London^[8] and was buried in Kilmore, Crossgar, County Down.^{[citation needed]}

Arms

Coat of arms of Sir David Reid, 1st Baronet

Notes Granted by Sir Nevile Rodwell Wilkinson, 16th June 1936. Crest A double-headed eagle displayed Sable armed and langued Vert gorged with a mural crown Proper. Escutcheon Per chevron Argent and Or in base a double-headed eagle displayed Sable armed and langued Vert and in chief three thistles Proper. Motto Spectemur Agendo[9]

References

1. "Florence Reid". 1911 Census of England. 1911. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
2. "REID, Sir David Douglas". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
3. "Reid, David Douglas". Inner Temple Admissions Database. Inner Temple. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
4. The Historical Register of the University of Oxford. Vol. Trinity Term, 1900. University of Oxford. 1900. p. 406. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
5. "Reid, David Douglas". Kellys-Handbook-to-the-Titled-Landed-Official-Classes-for-1923. Kelly's Directories Limited. 1923. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
6. "Obituary – Sir David Reid – Fourth M.P. To Die Within A Week". The Glasgow Herald. Glasgow. 24 March 1939. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
7. "No. 34254". The London Gazette. 11 February 1936. p. 907.
8. "Re. Sir David Douglas Reid, Bart". The London Gazette. 23 June 1939. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
9. "Grants and Confirmations of Arms Vol. P". National Library of Ireland. p. 68. Retrieved 1 December 2024.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir David Reid
• "Reid, David Douglas" . Thom's Irish Who's Who . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. 216  – via Wikisource.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by James Craig	Member of Parliament for East Down 1918–1922	Constituency abolished
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Down 1922–1939 With: John Simms 1922–31 Viscount Castlereagh 1931–39	Succeeded by James Little Viscount Castlereagh
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baronet (of Rademon) 1936–1939	Extinct