William Bathurst, 5th Earl Bathurst

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"A Relic"
Earl Bathurst as caricatured by James Tissot in Vanity Fair, November 1873

William Lennox Bathurst, 5th Earl Bathurst (14 February 1791 – 24 February 1878), styled The Honourable William Bathurst from 1794 to 1866, was a British peer, Tory Member of Parliament and civil servant.

Bathurst was the second son of

Privy Council from 1830 to 1860. In 1866, aged seventy-five, he succeeded his elder brother in the earldom and entered the House of Lords
.

Lord Bathurst died in February 1878, aged eighty-seven. He never married and was succeeded in his titles by his nephew Allen.

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References

  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [
    better source needed
    ]
  • Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.[unreliable source]

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Weobley
1812–1816
With: Viscount St Asaph 1812–1813
James Lenox William Naper 1813–1816
Succeeded by
James Lenox William Naper
Lord Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck
Government offices
Preceded by Clerk of the Privy Council
1830–1860
With: Charles Greville 1830–1859
Succeeded by
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Earl Bathurst
1866–1878
Succeeded by