Aemilius Irving Politician

Sir Æmilius Irving (February 4, 1823 – November 27, 1913) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.Born in Leamington, England, son of The Hon. Jacob Æmilius Irving and Catherine, daughter of Sir Jere Homfray, of Llandaff House. He was educated at Upper Canada College, became a barrister in 1849, and was created a Queen's Counsel in 1863. In 1851, he married Augusta Gugy, the daughter of Bartholomew Conrad Augustus Gugy. He was a Liberal Member of the Canadian House of Commons for Hamilton in the 3rd Canadian Parliament. Irving served as clerk of the peace for Waterloo County and was Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada from 1893 to 1913. He was knighted in 1906 and died in Toronto in 1913.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 04, 1823
Date of deathNovember 27, 1913
Place of death
Toronto

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Office holder

associate
Andrew Trew Wood
party
Liberal Party of Canada
region
Hamilton (electoral district)
relation
Jacob Æmilius Irving
successor
Francis Edwin Kilvert
Thomas Robertson (Ontario politician)

Aemilius Irving on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=7467
  2. http://www.lsuc.on.ca/with.aspx?id=1950