Name Henry 4th Role Politician | Died May 25, 1866 | |
Parents Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, Georgiana Lennox Grandparents Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst | ||
Great-grandparents Catherine Apsley | ||
Henry George Bathurst, 4th Earl Bathurst (24 February 1790 – 25 May 1866), styled as Lord Apsley from 1794 to 1834, was a British peer and Tory politician.
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Background and education
Born at Apsley House, he was the eldest son of Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, and his wife Lady Georgina, third daughter of Lord George Lennox. He was educated at Eton College and went then to Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1811 and a Master of Arts three years later. In 1820, he received a Doctor of Civil Law by the University of Oxford.
Career
Bathurst served as a clerk to the Teller of the Exchequer and in 1812, he was appointed a Commissioner of the India Board, a post he held for the next six years. He was elected to the House of Commons as one of two representatives for Weobley in January 1812, sitting until October the same year. He then represented Cirencester until 1834, when he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. He was one of the founders of the Royal Agricultural College in 1845.
Death
Bathurst died at his country residence, Oakley Park, Cirencester on 25 May 1866 aged 76 after a long illness. His body lay in state until it was interred on the estate in front of thousands of mourners.
Family
He never married and was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother William.