Sewallis Evelyn Shirley
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Sewallis Shirley DL, JP |
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| Member of Parliament for Monaghan |
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In office 1868–1880 |
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| Preceded by | Viscount Cremorne |
| Succeeded by | John Givan |
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Sewallis Evelyn Shirley 15 July 1844 |
| Died | 7 March 1904 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Emily Jean Macdonald |
Sewallis Evelyn Shirley DL, JP (15 July 1844 – 7 March 1904), was a British politician. He is best known as the founder of the Kennel Club in Britain in 1873.
A member of the Shirley family headed by the Earl Ferrers, Shirley was the son of Evelyn Shirley and Mary Clara Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Edmund Lechmere, 2nd Baronet. His paternal grandfather was Evelyn Philip Shirley. Shirley was born at the family's English estate of Ettington Park near Stratford-upon-Avon. He was educated at Eton before matriculating to Christ Church, Oxford in 1864, though he did not take a degree.
He was presented to the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) at a special levée at St. James Palace on 1 June 1869. He was accompanied by his father, and was one of 350 gentlemen to be shown at the event.
Shirley's family had a long connection with County Monaghan in Ireland, and they owned a large estate at Lough Fea, Carrickmacross. Shirley entered Parliament for Monaghan (a seat previously held by both his father and grandfather) on 17 November 1868, and won election through a promise to defend the Protestant constitution. He continued to represent the constituency until 31 March 1880, but rarely spoke in Parliament, and is thought to have lost his seat when opposition Liberal supporters ran a successful campaign based on tenants' rights. He attempted to return to politics in 1885, standing against an Irish nationalist candidate for the newly created seat of South Monaghan, but was heavily defeated.
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