James McEvoy (19 September 1930 – 8 March 2007) was a British military officer, educationist and teacher.

Biography

An Old Amplefordian (Junior House 1942–44; St Aidan's House September 1944 – December 1948), he was an only child, born and raised in

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

. He came to Ampleforth’s Junior House in 1942, aged 12, and then was in St. Aidan's House between September 1944 and December 1948. He then studied at St. Mary's Teaching Training College at Strawberry Hill ( St Mary's University College, Twickenham). He taught at the Catholic Primary School in

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. He then joined the

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’s Educational Corps, being in Singapore for a time, teaching English to Gurkhas. After leaving the army, he returned to teaching. He was Principal of Teaching Centres, firstly in

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and later in Sefton and Crosby. He retired in 1992. Subsequently, he worked for the Officers Association (a military benevolent society). He was a member of the Conservative Group in his constituency.

Family

James McEvoy married Jacquie Carter in 1976; they had a daughter, Jane (born 1979).

Death

In March 2007 he went to hospital for an operation and was recovering well until he went into cardiac arrest and died, aged 76, on 8 March 2007.James McEvoy obituary
, ampleforth.org.uk; accessed 11 March 2017.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McEvoy, James 1930 births 2007 deaths Alumni of St Mary's University, Twickenham British educational theorists Schoolteachers from Lancashire People educated at Ampleforth College People from Warrington Place of death missing