James Stanihurst
James Stanihurst (died 1573), also spelt James Stanyhurst) was for three terms Speaker of the Irish House of Commons.[1][2] He was also the first judge to hold the position of Recorder of Dublin.[3][4]
Life
He was the son of Nicholas Stanihurst,
In 1570 he recommended to Parliament, in a speech which he delivered at the prorogation, a system of national education for Ireland, proposing the establishment of
He died in Dublin on 27 December 1573, aged 51. A Latin elegy by his son Richard was printed in the latter's description of Ireland, as well as in the appendix to his translation of Virgil.[5]
Family
He married Anne Fitzsimon, daughter of Thomas Fitzsimon,
References
- ^ a b Centre for Neo-Latin Studies, University College Cork
- ^ a b Wesley Center for Applied Theology.
- ^ The Irish Nation: Its History and Its Biography
- ^ A Few Arguments on the Subject of Saffron
- ^ a b c d . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Stanyhurst, Richard". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.