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Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst

The Earl Bathurst
Portrait by David Martin
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
Lord High Steward for the trial of:
In office
23 January 1771 – 3 June 1778
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterLord North
Preceded byIn Commission
Succeeded byThe Lord Thurlow
Lord President of the Council
In office
24 November 1779 – 27 March 1782
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterLord North
Preceded byThe Earl Gower
Succeeded byThe Earl Camden
Personal details
Born(1714-05-20)20 May 1714
Died6 August 1794(1794-08-06) (aged 80)
Spouses
Anne James
(m. 1754; died 1758)
Tryphena Scawen
(m. 1759)
ChildrenHenry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst
Apsley Bathurst[1]
Parent(s)Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst
Catherine Apsley
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford

Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst PC KC (20 May 1714 – 6 August 1794), known as The Lord Apsley from 1771 to 1775, was a British lawyer and politician. He was Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain from 1771 to 1778.

  1. ^ "Bathurst, Hon. Apsley". Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886.

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