Aemilius Irving

Sir Æmilius Irving
Sir Æmilius Irving
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Hamilton
	In office; 1874–1878 Serving with Andrew Trew Wood
Preceded by	Daniel Black Chisholm; Henry Buckingham Witton
Succeeded by	Francis Edwin Kilvert; Thomas Robertson
Personal details
Born	February 4, 1823; Leamington (Royal Leamington Spa), England
Died	November 27, 1913 (aged 90); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Relations	Jacob Æmilius Irving, father

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

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

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