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John Baptist Cashel Hoey, the eldest son of Cashel Fitzsimons Hoey, of Dundalk, County Louth, was born 25 October 1828. He attended St Patrick's College, Armagh. From 1849-57 he was the editor of The Nation newspaper. On 6 Feb 1858 he married widow Frances Sarah Stewart. In 1861 he was called to the bar at Middle Temple. From 1865-78 he was the sub editor for the Dublin Review. He the Agent General in London for the state of Victoria, Australia from 1872-3. The following year he became secretary to the Agent-General for New Zealand, which he remained until 1879. In 1880 he became secretary to the London committees for the Melbourne International Exhibition until 1888. During his life he became a Knight of the Order of Malta, the contemporary continuation of the medieval Knights Hospitaller of Jerusalem. John Cashel Hoey died in London on 7 Jan 1892.
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