Thomas Coote (Irish politician)
The Honourable Thomas Coote was an Irish politician and judge, who sat in the Irish House of Commons, and held office as Recorder of Dublin and as a judge of the Court of King's Bench (Ireland). Although he was generally liked and respected, he was removed from the Bench in 1714, and resumed his political career. He was the grandfather of the Earl of Bellomont, and a noted bibliophile.
Mrs Crewe, the celebrated political hostess, was Thomas Coote's great-great-granddaughter
The Recorder of Dublin was a judicial office holder in pre-Independence Ireland.
Sir Frederick Shaw, Recorder of Dublin 1828-1876