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Evan Pateshall
Member of Parliament
for Hereford
In office
3 February 1874 – 14 March 1878
Serving with George Clive
Preceded byGeorge Arbuthnot
Chandos Wren-Hoskyns
Succeeded byGeorge Arbuthnot
George Clive
Personal details
Born
Evan Thomas

December 1817
DiedApril 9, 1885(1885-04-09) (aged 67)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Anne Elizabeth Pateshall
(m. 1842)
Alma materKing'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. ^ a b c "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 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Hereford
18741878
With: George Clive
Succeeded by