Hutcheson Poë
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| Crest | A boar's head erect couped Or pierced with a broken spear proper. |
| Motto | Malo Mori Quam Foedari (Death rather than dishonour)[1] |
Sir William Hutcheson Poë, 1st Baronet (20 September 1848 – 30 November 1934) was an Irish soldier and politician.[2]
He was born the younger son of William T. Poë in Donaghadee, County Down.[3] He joined the Royal Marines in 1867 and served in the Sudan in 1884, commanding a unit of the Camel Corps in the Relief of Khartoum in 1885. He retired in 1888.[4]
He was a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Queen's County and was appointed High Sheriff of Queen's County for 1891 and High Sheriff of Tyrone for 1893.[4] He was a member of the Land Conference in 1902. He was created a baronet on 2 July 1912. From 1915 to 1916 he served in Egypt during World War I, and from 1916 to 1919 was with the Red Cross in France.[3] He was the Lord Lieutenant of Queen's County from 1920 to 1922.
He was an independent member of Seanad Éireann from 1922 to 1924.[5] He was nominated to the Seanad by the President of the Executive Council in 1922 for 12 years.[6] He resigned from the Seanad on 9 December 1924, on age and health grounds.[7] Douglas Hyde was elected at a by-election to replace him.
He married Mary Adelaide, only surviving daughter of Sir William Compton Domvile, 3rd Baronet. He was succeeded by his son Hugo, the 2nd and last Baronet.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Grant of Arms: Sir William Hutcheson Poë Bt 1928". Heraldry Online. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Baronetage". Leigh Rayment's list of baronets. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2013.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "William Hutcheson Poë". Dictionary of Ulster Biography. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes. 1916.
- ^ "William Hutcheson Poë". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "President's nominees for Seanad". Houses of the Oireachtas. 6 December 1922. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "Resignation of a Senator". Houses of the Oireachtas. 9 December 1924. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
External links[]
- . . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. pp. – via Wikisource.
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- 1848 births
- 1934 deaths
- People from Donaghadee
- Independent members of Seanad Éireann
- Members of the 1922 Seanad
- Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
- British Army personnel of World War I
- High Sheriffs of Queen's County
- High Sheriffs of Tyrone
- Lord-Lieutenants of Queen's County