Forster Alleyne McGeachy
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Forster Alleyne McGeachy (1809 – 20 March 1887) was a politician, Conservative Member of Parliament in the UK, and a school reformer.
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.[1] He received his education at Balliol College, Oxford, from where he graduated with a BA in 1832.[1]
Career
McGeachy was elected MP for Honiton from 1841 to 1847. He was a member of the Canterbury Association from 17 March 1849. In 1850, he joined the association's management committee.[1] He was High Sheriff of Hertfordshire in 1865.[1]
