Edward McEvoy

Edward Francis McEvoy, sometimes spelled MacEvoy,[1] (5 September 1826 – 10 February 1899)[2][3][4] was an Irish Liberal and Independent Irish Party politician.

Edward McEvoy
MP
Member of Parliament
for Meath
In office
17 December 1855 – 9 February 1874
Serving with John Martin (1871–1874)
Matthew Corbally (1855–1870)
Preceded byFrederick Lucas
Matthew Corbally
Succeeded byJohn Martin
Nicholas Ennis
Personal details
Born5 September 1826
Died10 February 1899(1899-02-10) (aged 72)
Tobertinan House, County Meath
NationalityIrish
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations		Independent Irish Party (until 1859)
Spouse
Eliza Browne
​
(m. 1850)​

McEvoy was the son of James McEvoy of Tobertinan (Tobertynan House[5] & Estate, Rathmolyon, County Meath) and Theresa Maria Meredyth, daughter of Sir Joshua Colles Meredyth. He joined Magdalene College, Cambridge in 1845. In April 1846, he joined the 6th Dragoon Guards as a cornet, and between 1847 and 1851, he was a lieutenant of the same group. He married Eliza Browne, daughter of Andrew Browne of Mount Hazel in 1850.[4] Together they had one child: Pauline Mary McEvoy (c. 1868–1944),[6][3] who married the 4th Duke of Stacpoole.

At some point, he was a Justice of the Peace.[3] He also received the Order of St. Gregory the Great.[4]

At a by-election in 1855, McEvoystood as an Independent Irish candidate and was elected as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for Meath . He was again elected at the next general election in 1859 and shortly after joined the Liberal Party on its formation. He then held the seat until 1874 when he stood down.[7][3]

Arms
Coat of arms of Edward McEvoy
Notes
Confirmed 4 July 1855 by Sir John Bernard Burke, Ulster King of Arms.[8]
Crest
A cubit arm erect vested Gules cuffed Erminois in the hand a sword Proper.
Torse
Of the colours.
Escutcheon
Per fess Azure and per pale Or and Ermien a fess Gules issuant therefrom a demi-lion Argnet in the dexter base a dexter hand couped at the wrist of the fourth.
Motto
Bear And Forbear

References
  1. "The Shrine at Tobertynan".
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)
  3. "Edward Francis MacEvoy". The Peerage. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  4. Venn, John; Venn, J. A., eds. (2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, Volume 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 263. ISBN 9781108036146. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  5. "Great potential in castellated Georgian country home situated in fertile fields".
  6. "The Shrine at Tobertynan". Skehana & District Heritage. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  7. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
  8. "Grants and Confirmations of Arms Vol. F,". National Library of Ireland. p. 68. Retrieved 27 June 2022.


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