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Charles Bathurst
British politician (1754–1831)
Charles Bathurst PC (1754 – 13 August 1831), known as Charles Bragge from 1754 to 1804, was a British politician of the early 19th century.
Charles Bathurst | |
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Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
In office 1812–1823 | |
Monarchs | George III George IV |
Prime Minister | The Earl of Liverpool |
Preceded by | The Earl of Buckinghamshire |
Succeeded by | The Lord Bexley |
Personal details | |
Born | 1754 (1754) |
Died | 13 August 1831 (1831-08-14) |
Nationality | British |
Spouse |
Charlotte Addington (m. 1781) |
Children | 4, including William |
Alma mater | University of Oxford |
Born Charles Bragge, Bathurst was the son of Charles Bragge, of Cleeve Hill in Gloucestershire, and his wife Anne Bathurst, the granddaughter of Sir Benjamin Bathurst, younger brother of Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst. He was educated at Winchester School and New College, Oxford and studied law at Lincoln's Inn in 1772, being called to the bar in 1778. In 1804 he assumed by royal licence the surname of Bathurst in lieu of Bragge when he inherited Lydney Park in Gloucestershire from his maternal uncle Poole Bathurst.[1]
Bathurst sat as a member of parliament (MP) for Monmouth from 1790 to 1796, for Bristol from 1796 to 1812, for Bodmin from 1812 to 1818 and for Harwich from 1818 to 1823. He was invested a member of the Privy Council in 1801 and held office under Henry Addington as Treasurer of the Navy from 1801 to 1803 and as Secretary at War from 1803 to 1804. He also served under the Duke of Portland as Master of the Mint (1806–07) and under Lord Liverpool as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1812–23) and President of the Board of Control (1821–22).
In 1796 Bathurst was made an honorary freeman of the Society of Merchant Venturers, due to his support for the slave trade.[2][3]
Bathurst died in August 1831. He had married Charlotte, daughter of Anthony Addington, in 1781 and with her had 2 sons and 2 daughters. He was succeeded in turn by their eldest son Charles and their younger son, Reverend William Hiley Bathurst who became the grandfather of Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe. His wife survived him by eight years and died in May 1839.[1]
- "BATHURST (formerly BRAGGE), Charles (1754–1831), of Lydney Park, Glos". History of Parliament. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- "PortCities Bristol". Archived from the original on 8 October 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
- Latimer, John (1903). The history of the Society of Merchant Venturers of the City of Bristol; with some account of the anterior Merchants' Guilds. Robarts - University of Toronto. Bristol, Arrowsmith.
Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Monmouth 1790–1796 |
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Bristol 1796–1800 With: The Lord Sheffield |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain |
Member of Parliament for Bristol 1801–1812 With: The Lord Sheffield to 1802 Evan Baillie from 1802 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Bodmin 1812–1818 With: Davies Giddy |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Harwich 1818–1823 With: Nicholas Vansittart |
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Political offices | ||
Preceded by | Treasurer of the Navy 1801–1803 |
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Preceded by | Secretary at War 1803–1804 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Master of the Mint 1806–1807 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1812–1823 |
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Preceded by | President of the Board of Control 1821–1822 |
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