Thomas Coote (Irish politician)

The Honourable Thomas Coote (c. 1655 – 24 April 1741)[1] 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 (third creation), and a noted bibliophile.[2]

  1. ^ Mary Delany (1861). The autobiography and correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany, ed. by Lady Llanover. p. 377.
  2. ^ Ball, F. Elrington " The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921 John Murray London 1926 Vol. 2 p.60