About Edward McEvoy
Lived 1826 – 1899 (aged 72). Edward McEvoy was a British and Irish politician.
Edward Francis McEvoy, sometimes spelled MacEvoy, (5 September 1826 – 10 February 1899) was an Irish Liberal and Independent Irish Party politician.
McEvoy was the son of James McEvoy of Tobertinan (Tobertynan House & 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. who married the 4th Duke of Stacpoole.
At some point, he was a Justice of the Peace.
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Who was Edward McEvoy?
politician, died 1899
When was Edward McEvoy born?
Edward McEvoy was born on 5 September 1826.
When did Edward McEvoy die?
Edward McEvoy died on 10 February 1899 in County Meath.
What was Edward McEvoy's occupation?
Edward McEvoy was a politician.
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Edward McEvoy was British and Irish.
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