Evan Pateshall (born ''Evan Thomas''; December 1817 – 9 April 1885) was a Conservative Party politician.

Personal life

Pateshall was born as Evan Thomas in December 1817 to David Thomas of Radnorshire. He was educated at

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and

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public university, public research university in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of George IV of the United Kingdom, King George IV ...

. He married Anne Elizabeth Pateshall, only child of William Pateshall, in 1842 and changed his surname to Pateshall in 1855. He lived at Allensmore Court in

Allensmore Allensmore is a village in Herefordshire, England. It is located on the A465 road about south-west of Hereford. The church is dedicated to Saint Andrew. History The name 'Allensmore' derives from 'Alan's Moor'. It has been suggested that All ...

, Herefordshire.

Political career

Pateshall was Mayor of

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in 1863, before being elected Conservative MP for

constituency in 1874. He then resigned after four years in 1878.

Other activities

During his life, Pateshall was a Justice of the Peace, a Deputy Lieutenant for each of Herefordshire, Brecon and Radnor, and commanded one of the companies of the Hereford Rifle Volunteers.

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* 1817 births 1885 deaths Herefordshire Light Infantry officers People educated at Shrewsbury School Alumni of King's College London Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1874–1880 Deputy lieutenants of Bedfordshire Deputy lieutenants in Wales 19th-century British Army personnel English justices of the peace Deputy lieutenants of Herefordshire {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1810s-stub