Forster Alleyne McGeachy (1809 – 20 March 1887) was a politician, Conservative Member of Parliament in the UK, and a school reformer.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
• 3 Family
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Early life

McGeachy was born in Bristol in 1809, the son of Alexander McGeachy and his wife Sarah Gibbes Alleyne. His maternal grandfather, John Foster Alleyne, was at one point acting Governor of Barbados. He received his education at Balliol College, Oxford, from where he graduated with a BA in 1832.

Career

McGeachy was elected MP for Honiton from 1841 to 1847. He was a member of the Canterbury *ociation from 17 March 1849. In 1850, he joined the *ociation's management committee. He was High Sheriff of Hertfordshire in 1865.

Family

He married Anna Maria Le*ia Adderley on 3 April 1834 at Westbury-on-Trym, a sister of the 1st Baron Norton. His wife died in 1841. He married again in 1848, to Clara Newcome, a daughter of Reverend Thomas Newcome. McGeachy died at Barnet in Hertfordshire on 20 March 1887.

References

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Forster Alleyne McGeachy