Henry Bathurst (judge)
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Henry Bathurst was an English-born judge in seventeenth-century Ireland, and a member of a prominent Royalist family. He was Attorney General for the province of Munster and Recorder of Cork and Kinsa
Dr Ralph Bathurst, Dean of Wells, Henry's elder brother
Castlepark, Kinsale, where Henry lived
Recorder of Kinsale
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The recorder of Kinsale was a judicial office-holder in pre-independence Ireland. He was the chief magistrate of the town of Kinsale. Given the population of the town, which has fluctuated between 500
Henry Bathurst (judge)
…of the time it is unclear to what extent he was able to carry out his duties. He appears to have become Recorder of Cork in the 1650s, and was elected Recorder of Kinsale in October 1656. His salary as Recorder of Kinsale was 15 shillings a year. He became a member of the Irish Bar, and was admitted to the King's Inns…
Sir Richard Cox, 1st Baronet, Recorder of Kinsale and later Lord Chancellor