Henry Bathurst (judge)

Henry Bathurst
Born1623
Died1676
NationalityEnglish
Alma materTrinity College, Oxford
OccupationJudge
SpouseJane

Henry Bathurst (1623–1676) 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 Kinsale.[1] As a judge he had a reputation, whether deserved or otherwise, for exceptional severity towards Quakers.[2]

  1. ^ Collins Vol.3 p.318
  2. ^ Fuller and Holms p.125