William Evelyn (other)
William Evelyn may refer to: * William Evelyn (priest) (died 1776), Dean of Emly in Ireland * William Evelyn (British Army officer) (1723–1783), British Lieutenant–General * William Evelyn (died 1813), Member of Parliament for Hythe * William John Evelyn (1822–1908), Member of Parliament for West Surrey and Deptford *William Arthur Evelyn William Arthur Evelyn (4 October 1860 – 6 January 1935) was a distinguished historian of York, England. He championed the preservation and conservation of the city’s architectural and archaeological heritage. He also gathered an extensive coll ...

William Evelyn (priest)
William Evelyn was Dean of Emly The Dean of Emly was based at The Cathedral Church of St Alibeus, Emly in the former Diocese of Emly within the Church of Ireland. St Alibeus' cathedral was demolished in 1877. List of deans of Emly *1245–1251 Gilbert O'Doherty (Gilbertus)(aft ... from 1875 until his death"The diocese of Meath : ancient and modern" Coggan, A: Dublin, Joseph Dollard, 1867 in March 1776. References Irish Anglicans Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Deans of Emly 1818 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub ...
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William Evelyn (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant-General William Evelyn (10 February 1723 – 13 August 1783) was a British soldier and Member of Parliament. The sixth son of Sir John Evelyn, 1st Baronet of Wotton, he was educated at Westminster School. He was commissioned as an Ensign in the 2nd Foot Guards in 1739, became a Lieutenant-Colonel in 1754, Colonel in 1762, Major-General in 1770 and Lieutenant-General in 1777. He was colonel of the 29th Foot from 1769 until his death. Evelyn entered Parliament in 1767 as member for Helston, replacing his elder brother; he generally voted with the government in the House of Commons, although he is not recorded as having ever spoken. He did not stand for re-election in 1774, but was a candidate for Helston once more in 1780, when the returning officer made a double return (reporting all the candidates in a disputed election as elected so that the relevant House of Commons committee could determine the outcome). The committee decided against him, so he was unable to reta ...
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William Evelyn (died 1813)
William Evelyn (c. 1734–1813) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons for 34 years from 1768 to 1802. Evelyn was the son of William Glanville, formerly Evelyn, and his second wife, Bridget Raymond, daughter of Hugh Raymond of Langley, Kenand. He was educated at Westminster School from 1744 to 1751. He married Susanna Barrett, daughter of Thomas Barrett of Shoreham, Kent, on 2 August 1760. His father died on 19 October 1766 and he succeeded to his father's estate at St Clere, Kent. In the 1768 general election, Evelyn was elected in a contest as Member of Parliament for Hythe and was again returned for Hythe contests in 1774, 1780 and in 1784. By this time, he had established a personal interest and was returned unopposed in 1790 and 1796 Events January–March * January 16 – The first Dutch (and general) elections are held for the National Assembly of the Batavian Republic. (The next Dutch general elections are held in 1888.) * Febru ...
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William John Evelyn
William John Evelyn JP DL (27 July 1822 - 26 July 1908) was a British Member of Parliament, landowner and philanthropist. He was MP for Surrey West in 1849 and again for Deptford in 1885.The History of the Evelyn Family
by Helen Evelyn, London 1915 Evelyn was the eldest son of George Evelyn and his wife, Mary Jane, daughter of J. H. Massy-Dawson, MP, of Ballynacourty, Co. Tipperary, Ireland. He was a descendant of the diarist and polymath John Evelyn and succeeded to the family estates in Surrey, centred around Wotton House, Surrey, which had been the birthplace of his ancestor the diarist. He was often referred to locally as "the Squire". He went to Cheam School from 1835 until 1837 when he then went to Rugby School, Rugby, and from there to Balliol College, Oxford where he obtained his M ...
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