Henry Bathurst, 4th Earl Bathurst
Henry George Bathurst, 4th Earl Bathurst (24 February 1790 – 25 May 1866), styled as Lord Apsley from 1794 to 1834, was a British peer and Tory politician.
Background and education
Born at Apsley House, he was the eldest son of Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, and his wife Lady Georgina, third daughter of Lord George Lennox.[1] He was educated at Eton College and went then to Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1811 and a Master of Arts three years later.[1] In 1820, he received a Doctor of Civil Law by the University of Oxford.
Career
Bathurst served as a clerk to the Teller of the Exchequer and in 1812, he was appointed a Commissioner of the India Board, a post he held for the next six years.[1] He was elected to the House of Commons as one of two representatives for Weobley in January 1812, sitting until October the same year. He then represented Cirencester until 1834, when he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. He was one of the founders of the Royal Agricultural College in 1845.
Death
Bathurst died at his country residence, Oakley Park, Cirencester on 25 May 1866 aged 76 after a long illness.[2] His body lay in state until it was interred on the estate in front of thousands of mourners.[3]
Family
He never married and was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother William.
References
- 1 2 3 Dod, Robert P. (1860). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Whitaker and Co.
- ↑ "Death of Earl Bathurst". Cheltenham Looker-On. 2 June 1866. Retrieved 17 December 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Funeral of Earl Bathurst". Cheltenham Chronicle. 5 June 1866. Retrieved 17 December 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- www.thepeerage.com
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl Bathurst
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lord George Thynne Lord Guernsey |
Member of Parliament for Weobley Jan – Oct 1812 With: Lord George Thynne |
Succeeded by Viscount St Asaph William Bathurst |
| Preceded by Michael Hicks Beach Joseph Cripps |
Member of Parliament for Cirencester 1812 – 1834 With: Michael Hicks Beach 1812–1818 Joseph Cripps 1818–1834 |
Succeeded by Joseph Cripps Lord Edward Somerset |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Henry Bathurst |
Earl Bathurst 1834 – 1866 |
Succeeded by William Lennox Bathurst |