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Forster Alleyne McGeachy (1809 – 20 March 1887) was a politician, Conservative
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in the UK, and a school reformer.


Early life

McGeachy was born in
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in 1809, the son of Alexander McGeachy and his wife Sarah Gibbes Alleyne. His maternal grandfather, John Foster Alleyne, was at one point acting Governor of Barbados. He received his education at
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, from where he graduated with a BA in 1832.


Career

McGeachy was elected MP for Honiton from 1841 to 1847. He was a member of the Canterbury Association from 17 March 1849. In 1850, he joined the association's management committee. He was High Sheriff of Hertfordshire in 1865.


Family

He married Anna Maria Letitia Adderley on 3 April 1834 at Westbury-on-Trym, a sister of the 1st Baron Norton. His wife died in 1841. He married again in 1848, to Clara Newcome, a daughter of Reverend Thomas Newcome. McGeachy died at
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in
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on 20 March 1887.


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* 1809 births 1887 deaths Members of the Canterbury Association Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1841–1847 Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford High Sheriffs of Hertfordshire Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Honiton {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1800s-stub