Evan Pateshall

Evan Pateshall
MP
Member of Parliament
for Hereford
In office
3 February 1874 – 14 March 1878
Serving with George Clive
Preceded by George Arbuthnot
Chandos Wren-Hoskyns
Succeeded by George Arbuthnot
George Clive
Personal details
Born Evan Thomas
December 1817
Died April 9, 1885(1885-04-09) (aged 67)
Nationality British
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s)
Anne Elizabeth Pateshall (m. 1842)
Alma mater King's College London

Evan Pateshall, born Evan Thomas,[1] (December 1817 - 9 April 1885)[2] 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 Shrewsbury School and King's College London.[3] He married Anne Elizabeth Pateshall, only child of William Pateshall, in 1842 and changed his surname to Pateshall in 1855.[1] He lived at Allensmore Court in Allensmore, Herefordshire.

Political career

Pateshall was Mayor of Hereford in 1863,[4] before being elected Conservative MP for Hereford constituency in 1874. He then resigned after four years in 1878.[5]

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.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Allensmore Court History". Herefordshire Past. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
  3. ↑ Bye-gones, Relating to Wales and the Border Counties, Volume 7. 1884.
  4. ↑ "Past Mayors". Hereford City Council. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
George Arbuthnot
and Chandos Wren-Hoskyns		 Member of Parliament for Hereford
1874 – 1878
With: George Clive		 Succeeded by
George Arbuthnot
and George Clive
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