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Nicholas Colthurst (other)
Nicholas Colthurst may refer to: * Sir Nicholas Colthurst, 3rd Baronet (died 1795), MP for Clonakilty and St Johnstown *Sir Nicholas Colthurst, 4th Baronet Sir Nicholas Colthurst, 4th Baronet (1789–1829) was an Anglo-Irish politician. He served in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as the member of parliament (MP) for Cork City 1812–1829. He was the fourth of the Colthurst baronets i ... (1789–1829), MP for Cork City See also * Colthurst (other) {{human name disambiguation, Colthurst, Nicholas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Nicholas Colthurst, 3rd Baronet
Sir Nicholas Colthurst, 3rd Baronet (died July 1795) was an Anglo-Irish member of the Irish House of Commons for St Johnstown in 1783–1790 and Clonakilty in 1792–1795. In 1788 he served as High Sheriff of County Cork - a position that his father and brother (the 2nd Baronet) had also held. He was the younger son of Sir John Colthurst, 1st Baronet and Lady Charlotte FitzMaurice. He married Harriet La Touche, the daughter of Rt. Hon. David La Touche, on 8 May 1788. They had three children, Elizabeth, Charlotte and Sir Nicholas Conway Colthurst, 4th Baronet. Elizabeth married Edward St Lawrence, Archdeacon of Ross. References 1795 deaths Politicians from County Cork Irish MPs 1783–1790 Irish MPs 1790–1797 Members of the Privy Council of Ireland Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland Nicholas Nicholas is a male name, the Anglophone version of an ancient Greek name in use since antiquity, and cognate with the modern Greek , . It originally derived from a comb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Nicholas Colthurst, 4th Baronet
Sir Nicholas Colthurst, 4th Baronet (1789–1829) was an Anglo-Irish politician. He served in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as the member of parliament (MP) for Cork City 1812–1829. He was the fourth of the Colthurst baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland, the only son of Sir Nicholas Colthurst, 3rd Baronet and Harriet LaTouche. In 1810, Sir Nicholas Colthurst got a grant from the British Government for £20,000 to begin the construction of Cork City Gaol. Although pledged to oppose Catholic emancipation, he felt it necessary at times to temporise on the issue., as the Roman Catholic influence was strong in Cork city. He married his cousin Elizabeth Vesey and had four sons and one daughter, including David la Touche Colthurst who was member of parliament (MP) for County Cork from 1879 until his seat was abolished in 1885. References 1789 births 1829 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Cork City Colthurst, 04th Baronet 19t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |