Earl Bathurst
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Peerage of Great Britain
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. It was created in 1772 for Allen Bathurst, 1st Baron Bathurst
Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst
Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst PC , known as the Lord Bathurst from 1712 to 1772, was a British politician....
. He was a politician and an opponent of Sir Robert Walpole. He was also known for his wit and learning, for his connections with poets and scholars of his time, and the famous landscape garden
Landscape garden
The term landscape garden is often used to describe the English garden design style characteristic of the eighteenth century, that swept the Continent replacing the formal Renaissance garden and Garden à la française models. The work of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown is particularly influential.The...
he created at his seat, Cirencester House
Cirencester House
Cirencester House , at Cirencester in Gloucestershire, England, is the seat of the Bathurst family, Earls Bathurst. Allen Bathurst, the first Earl Bathurst , inherited the estate on the death of his father, Sir Benjamin Bathurst, in 1704...
, in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
. Sixty years before being created an Earl, in 1712, he had been elevated to the Peerage of Great Britain as Baron Bathurst, of Battlesden
Battlesden
Battlesden is a hamlet and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. It is just north of the A5, between Dunstable and Milton Keynes. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 38...
in the County of Bedford. Bathurst was the son of Sir Benjamin Bathurst, Cofferer of the Household
Cofferer of the Household
The Cofferer of the Household was formerly an office in the English and British Royal Household.The holder had special charge over other officers of the household and was an officer of state and a member of the Privy Council and the Board of Green Cloth....
and Governor of the British East India Company
British East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
, by his wife Frances, daughter of Sir Allen Apsley
Allen Apsley, Jr.
Sir Allen Apsley was a leading Royalist, in the English Civil War. He was the son of Sir Allen Apsley , and brother of Lucy Hutchinson ....
. He married his cousin Catherine Apsley, daughter of his maternal uncle Sir Peter Apsley, in 1704.
He was succeeded by his second but eldest surviving son Henry, the second Earl. He was a prominent lawyer and politician. In 1771, four years before the death of his father, he was raised to the Peerage of Great Britain in his own right as Baron Apsley, in the County of Sussex. He then served as Lord High Chancellor until 1778 and later held office as Lord President of the Council
Lord President of the Council
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. Bathurst constructed Apsley House
Apsley House
Apsley House, also known as Number One, London, is the former London residence of the Dukes of Wellington. It stands alone at Hyde Park Corner, on the south-east corner of Hyde Park, facing south towards the busy traffic interchange and Wellington Arch...
in London
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, which later became the seat of the Dukes of Wellington. His eldest son Henry, the third Earl, was a noted politician. He served as President of the Board of Trade, as Foreign Secretary, as Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
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and as Lord President of the Council. He gave his name to Bathurst, the capital of The Gambia, now called Banjul
Banjul
-Transport:Ferries sail from Banjul to Barra. The city is served by the Banjul International Airport. Banjul is on the Trans–West African Coastal Highway connecting it to Dakar and Bissau, and will eventually provide a paved highway link to 11 other nations of ECOWAS.Banjul International Airport...
, and also the Australian town of Bathurst
Bathurst, New South Wales
-CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...
, the first inland city in the country.
His eldest son, the fourth Earl, represented 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 :...
and Cirencester
Cirencester (UK Parliament constituency)
Cirencester was a parliamentary constituency in Gloucestershire. From 1571 until 1885, it was a parliamentary borough, which returned two Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1868, and one member between 1868 and 1885...
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
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as a Tory
Tory
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. He never married and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fifth Earl. He sat as Member of Parliament
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for Weobly. He also died unmarried and was succeeded by his nephew, the sixth Earl. He was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Thomas Seymour Bathurst, third and youngest son of the third Earl. Lord Bathurst represented Cirencester in Parliament as a Conservative
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On his death the titles passed to his eldest son, the seventh Earl. He was for some years the owner of the Morning Post
Morning Post
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. Lord Bathurst's eldest son and heir apparent Allen Bathurst, Lord Apsley
Allen Bathurst, Lord Apsley
Allen Algernon Bathurst, Lord Apsley, DSO, MC, TD, DL was a British Conservative Party politician.-Family:...
, was Member of Parliament for Southampton
Southampton (UK Parliament constituency)
Southampton was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in the British House of Commons. Centred on the town of Southampton, it returned two Members of Parliament from 1295 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election....
and Bristol Central
Bristol Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Bristol Central was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Bristol. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
. In 1942 he was killed in the Second World War, predeceasing his father by one year. His wife Viola Bathurst, Lady Apsley, succeeded him as Member of Parliament for Bristol Central. Lord Bathurst was succeeded by his grandson, the eighth Earl, who held political office under Harold Macmillan
Harold Macmillan
Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC was Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 January 1957 to 18 October 1963....
as a Lord-in-Waiting
Lord-in-Waiting
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(government whip in the House of Lords) from 1957 to 1961 and as Joint Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department
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from 1961 to 1962. the titles are held by his son, the ninth earl.
Several other members of the family have also gained distinction. Admiral of the Fleet
Admiral of the Fleet
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Sir Benjamin Bathurst, First Sea Lord
First Sea Lord
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between 1993 and 1995, is the grandson of the Hon. Allen Benjamin Bathurst (usually known by his middle name), Member of Parliament for Cirencester
Cirencester (UK Parliament constituency)
Cirencester was a parliamentary constituency in Gloucestershire. From 1571 until 1885, it was a parliamentary borough, which returned two Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1868, and one member between 1868 and 1885...
, third son of the sixth Earl. Benjamin Bathurst, younger son of the second Earl, was a diplomat best known for his sudden disappearance in 1809. The politician Charles Bathurst
Charles Bathurst
Charles Bathurst PC , known as Charles Bragge from 1754 to 1804, was a British politician of the early 19th century.-Background and education:...
(who was born Charles Bragge and assumed the surname of Bathurst in 1804), was the son of Anne Bathurst, granddaughter of Sir Benjamin Bathurst, younger brother of the first Earl Bathurst. He was the great-grandfather of Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe
Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe
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The family seat is Cirencester House
Cirencester House
Cirencester House , at Cirencester in Gloucestershire, England, is the seat of the Bathurst family, Earls Bathurst. Allen Bathurst, the first Earl Bathurst , inherited the estate on the death of his father, Sir Benjamin Bathurst, in 1704...
in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
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Earls Bathurst (1772)
- Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl BathurstAllen Bathurst, 1st Earl BathurstAllen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst PC , known as the Lord Bathurst from 1712 to 1772, was a British politician....
(1684–1775)- Hon. Benjamin Bathurst (c. 1711–1767)
- Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl BathurstHenry Bathurst, 2nd Earl BathurstHenry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst PC, KC , known as the Lord Apsley from 1771 to 1775, was a British lawyer and politician. He was Lord Chancellor of Great Britain from 1771 to 1778.-Background and education:...
(1714–1794) (created Lord Apsley in 1771) - Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl BathurstHenry Bathurst, 3rd Earl BathurstHenry 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...
(1762–1834) - Henry George Bathurst, 4th Earl BathurstHenry Bathurst, 4th Earl BathurstHenry George Bathurst, 4th Earl Bathurst , styled as Lord Apsley from 1794 to 1834, was a British peer and Tory politician.-Background and education:...
(1790–1866) - William Lennox Bathurst, 5th Earl BathurstWilliam Bathurst, 5th Earl BathurstWilliam Lennox Bathurst, 5th Earl Bathurst , known as the Honourable William Bathurst from 1794 to 1866, was a British peer, Tory Member of Parliament and civil servant....
(1791–1878) - Allen Alexander Bathurst, 6th Earl BathurstAllen Bathurst, 6th Earl BathurstAllen Alexander Bathurst, 6th Earl Bathurst , known as Allen Bathurst until 1878, was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament.-Background and education:...
(1832–1892) - Seymour Henry Bathurst, 7th Earl BathurstSeymour Bathurst, 7th Earl BathurstSeymour Henry Bathurst, 7th Earl Bathurst, CMG, TD was a British nobleman, soldier and newspaper owner.-Family:He was a son of Allen Bathurst, 6th Earl Bathurst and Meriel Leicester Warren...
(1864–1943)- Allen Algernon Bathurst, Lord ApsleyAllen Bathurst, Lord ApsleyAllen Algernon Bathurst, Lord Apsley, DSO, MC, TD, DL was a British Conservative Party politician.-Family:...
(1895–1942)
- Allen Algernon Bathurst, Lord Apsley
- Henry Allen John Bathurst, 8th Earl BathurstHenry Bathurst, 8th Earl BathurstHenry Allen John, 8th Earl Bathurst DL , known as Lord Apsley from 1942 to 1943, was a British Peer, soldier and Conservative politician. He was most recently known for an altercation with Prince William....
(1927-2011) - Allen Christopher Bertram Bathurst, 9th Earl Bathurst (b. 1961)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's earl's son, Benjamin George Henry Bathurst, Lord Apsley (b. 1990)
See also
- Viscount BledisloeViscount BledisloeViscount Bledisloe, of Lydney in the County of Gloucester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1935 for the Conservative politician Charles Bathurst, 1st Baron Bledisloe, upon his retirement as Governor-General of New Zealand...
- Earl Bathurst (locomotive)GWR 4073 Class 5051 Earl BathurstEarl Bathurst is a Castle class locomotive. It still works, and is run by the Didcot Railway Centre.It was originally built as Drysllwyn Castle in May 1936. Its first shed allocation was Swansea Landore. Renamed Earl Bathurst in August 1937; the name coming from a de-named GWR Dukedog Class. It...
- Cirencester HouseCirencester HouseCirencester House , at Cirencester in Gloucestershire, England, is the seat of the Bathurst family, Earls Bathurst. Allen Bathurst, the first Earl Bathurst , inherited the estate on the death of his father, Sir Benjamin Bathurst, in 1704...