Aemilius Irving

Sir Æmilius Irving
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Hamilton
In office 1874–1878 Serving with Andrew Trew Wood
Preceded by	Daniel Black Chisholm Henry Buckingham Witton
Succeeded by	Francis Edwin Kilvert Thomas Robertson
Personal details
Born	(1823-02-04)February 4, 1823 Leamington (Royal Leamington Spa), England
Died	November 27, 1913(1913-11-27) (aged 90) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Relations	Jacob Æmilius Irving, father

Sir Æmilius Irving (February 4, 1823 – November 27, 1913) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.^[1]

Born in Leamington, England, son of The Hon. Jacob Æmilius Irving and Catherine, daughter of Sir Jere Homfray, of Llandaff House.^[2] 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,^[2] the daughter of Bartholomew Conrad Augustus Gugy. He was a Liberal Member of the House of Commons of Canada for Hamilton in the 3rd Canadian Parliament. Irving served as clerk of the peace for Waterloo County^[2] and was Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada from 1893 to 1913. He was knighted in 1906 and died in Toronto, Ontario in 1913.

References[]

External links[]

• Aemilius Irving – Parliament of Canada biography
• The Law Society's Longest-Serving Treasurer: Sir Æmilius Irving Web article produced by the Law Society of Upper Canada Archives
• Benidickson, Jamie (1998). "Æmilius Irving". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2009-09-23.

This article about a Liberal Party of Canada Member of the Parliament of Canada is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t