Edward Francis McEvoy, sometimes spelled MacEvoy, (5 September 1826 – 10 February 1899) was an Irish Liberal and

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politician. McEvoy was the son of James McEvoy of Tobertinan (Tobertynan House & Estate,

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) and Theresa Maria Meredyth, daughter of Sir Joshua Colles Meredyth. He joined

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in 1845. In April 1846, he joined the

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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. Together they had one child: Pauline Mary McEvoy (–1944), who married the 4th Duke of Stacpoole. At some point, he was a Justice of the Peace. He also received the

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. 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

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. 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

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when he stood down.

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* 1826 births 1899 deaths Irish Liberal Party MPs UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1859–1865 UK MPs 1865–1868 UK MPs 1868–1874 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Meath constituencies (1801–1922) {{Liberal-UK-MP-stub