William Bathurst, 5th Earl Bathurst
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William Lennox Bathurst, 5th Earl Bathurst (14 February 1791 – 24 February 1878), known as the Honourable William Bathurst from 1794 to 1866, was a British
peer
, Tory
Member of Parliament
and civil servant.
Bathurst was the second son of Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst
, and his wife Lady Georgina (née Lennox). He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford
, where he graduated with a Master of Arts in 1812. The same year, aged twenty-one, he was elected to the House of Commons as one of two representatives for Weobley
(succeeding his elder brother Lord Apsley
), a seat he held until 1816. He then returned to Christ Church and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts
in 1817. In 1821 he was called to the Bar, Lincoln's Inn
. Bathurst was a Deputy Teller of the Exchequer between 1816 and 1830 and a Commissioner for victualling the Royal Navy
between 1825 and 1829 and served as Joint Secretary to the Board of Trade
from 1830 to 1847 and as Joint Clerk of the Privy Council
from 1830 to 1860. In 1866, aged seventy-five, he succeeded his elder brother in the earldom and entered the House of Lords
.
Lord Bathurst died in February 1878, aged eighty-seven. He never married and was succeeded in his titles by his nephew Allen
.
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peer
Peerage
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, Tory
Tory
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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and civil servant.
Bathurst was the second son of Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst
Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst
Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst KG PC was a British politician.-Background and education:Lord Bathurst was the elder son of Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst, by his wife Tryphena, daughter of Thomas Scawen...
, and his wife Lady Georgina (née Lennox). He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
, where he graduated with a Master of Arts in 1812. The same year, aged twenty-one, he was elected to the House of Commons as one of two representatives for Weobley
Weobley (UK Parliament constituency)
Weobley was a parliamentary borough in Herefordshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1295 and from 1628 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.- MPs 1628–1660 :...
(succeeding his elder brother Lord Apsley
Henry Bathurst, 4th Earl Bathurst
Henry George Bathurst, 4th Earl Bathurst , styled as Lord Apsley from 1794 to 1834, was a British peer and Tory politician.-Background and education:...
), a seat he held until 1816. He then returned to Christ Church and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in 1817. In 1821 he was called to the Bar, Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
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. Bathurst was a Deputy Teller of the Exchequer between 1816 and 1830 and a Commissioner for victualling the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
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between 1825 and 1829 and served as Joint Secretary to the Board of Trade
Board of Trade
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from 1830 to 1847 and as Joint Clerk of the Privy Council
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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from 1830 to 1860. In 1866, aged seventy-five, he succeeded his elder brother in the earldom and entered the House of Lords
House of Lords
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.
Lord Bathurst died in February 1878, aged eighty-seven. He never married and was succeeded in his titles by his nephew Allen
Allen Bathurst, 6th Earl Bathurst
Allen Alexander Bathurst, 6th Earl Bathurst , known as Allen Bathurst until 1878, was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament.-Background and education:...
.