George Evans PC(I) (1655 – May 1720) was an

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politician. Evans was the son of George Evans of Ballyphilip and Anne Bowerman. He was a supporter of

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during the Williamite War in Ireland. In 1692, he was elected as a

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for County Limerick in the Irish House of Commons. He subsequently represented

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from 1695 to 1699, and Charleville between 1703 and 1713. He represented Charleville from 1715 until his death in 1720. In 1717, Evans was made a member of the

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. In 1679, Evans married Mary Eyre; they had three sons and seven daughters. Evans was succeeded by his eldest son,

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, who had been raised to the

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in 1715.

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