▁association ▁football ▁teams ▁National ▁Team <0x0A> </s> ▁Colonel ▁Thomas ▁Be ( e ) cher ▁J P ▁( 1 6 4 0 ▁– ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁ 1 7 0 9 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Irish ▁politician ▁and ▁soldier . ▁The ▁family ' s ▁surname ▁var ies ▁in ▁its ▁sp elling , ▁caused ▁by ▁its ▁pron unci ation . ▁ ▁Background ▁Born ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁County ▁C ork , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Major ▁Henry ▁Be cher ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Elizabeth , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Not te . ▁His ▁pat ernal ▁grand father ▁Henry ▁was ▁Lord ▁President ▁of ▁Mun ster . ▁Be cher ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁Dublin ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 8 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Be cher ▁was ▁nominated ▁a ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 5 , ▁assigned ▁to ▁County ▁C ork . ▁He ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Boy ne ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 0 , ▁serving ▁as ▁a ide - de - camp ▁to ▁William ▁of ▁Orange , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁watch ▁by ▁the ▁later ▁King . ▁In ▁ 1 6 9 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Governor ▁of ▁Sh erk in ▁Island . ▁Later ▁in ▁that ▁year ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁Irish ▁House ▁of ▁Commons , ▁having ▁stood ▁for ▁Baltimore . ▁He ▁was ▁returned ▁for ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 9 . ▁In ▁Parliament ▁he ▁supported ▁Henry ▁Cap ell , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron ▁Cap ell ▁of ▁T ew