Aemilius_Irving

Aemilius Irving

Aemilius Irving

Canadian lawyer and politician

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

Quick Facts SirÆmilius Irving, Member of the Canadian Parliament for Hamilton ...

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.

Arms

Coat of arms of Aemilius Irving
Crest
A mailed hand grasping a branch of seven holly leaves Proper.
Escutcheon
Argent three holly leaves slipped Vert.[3]
Motto
Haud Ullis Labentia Ventis

References

  1. [1]
    Archives of Ontario. AE. Irving fonds. Archives Association of Ontario. Retrieved 2014-03-17. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. [2]
    The Canadian parliamentary companion for 1876, HJ Morgan
  3. [3]
    Herbert George Todd (1915). Armory and lineages of Canada. p. 72.


Stub icon

This article about a Liberal Party of Canada Member of the Parliament of Canada is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Aemilius_Irving, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.