This is a list of appointments as Escheator of Leinster, a notional 'office of profit under the crown' which was used three times to resign from the

Irish House of Commons The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until the end of 1800. The upper house was the Irish House of Lords, House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, ...

. The escheator was originally responsible for the administration of

escheat Escheat () is a common law doctrine that transfers the real property of a person who has died without heirs to the crown or state. It serves to ensure that property is not left in "limbo" without recognized ownership. It originally applied t ...

, a

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doctrine that transfers the

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of a person who has died without heirs to the crown or state. The office was formerly substantive. It was founded in 1605, when the escheatorship for Ireland was divided among the provinces of

Connaught Connacht or Connaught ( ; or ), is the smallest of the four provinces of Ireland, situated in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms ( Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine ...

Leinster Leinster ( ; or ) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland. The modern province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige, which existed during Gaelic Ireland. Following the 12th-century ...

Munster Munster ( or ) is the largest of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south west of the island. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" (). Following the Nor ...

, and

Ulster Ulster (; or ; or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional or historic provinces of Ireland, Irish provinces. It is made up of nine Counties of Ireland, counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom); t ...

. The first holder was Nicholas Kenny, who had been escheator-general of Ireland.

Substantive holders

*1605: Nicholas Kenny *9 February 1644: Sir Maurice Eustace, later Lord Chancellor of Ireland *Patrick Tallant (d. 1663?) *1663: Francis Leigh *in 1739: Lewis Meares *1752: George Meares

Members of the Irish House of Commons

*1798:

Sir John Tydd, 1st Baronet Sir John Tydd, 1st Baronet, of Lamberton, Queen's County (c.1740 – December 1803) was an Irish politician, landowner and baronet.Cokayne Vol.5 p.435 Biography He was the eldest son of French Tydd of County Laois and his wife Elizabeth Moore, d ...

(

Clogher Clogher (; , ) is a village and civil parish in the border area of south County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Blackwater, 5.8 miles from the border crossing to County Monaghan. It stands on the townlands of Clogher Demesne ...

) *1799:

Charles Kendal Bushe Charles Kendal Bushe (1767 – 10 July 1843) was an Irish lawyer and judge. Known as "silver-tongued Bushe" because of his eloquence,Healy, Maurice ''The Old Muster Circuit'' Michael Joseph Ltd. 1939 he was Solicitor-General for Ireland from 18 ...

(

Callan Callan is a given name and surname of Irish and Scottish origin. It can derive from Ó Cathaláin, meaning ''descendant of Cathalán''. Callan can also be an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Allin or Mac Callin. Notable people with the name includ ...

) *1800:

Thomas Stannus Thomas Stannus (1736–1813) was an Irish soldier and politician, of the family which later produced the celebrated dancer and choreographer Dame Ninette de Valois (born Edris Stannus). He was the son of Trevor Stannus of Stannus Hill, Portarli ...

( Portarlington) After the

Acts of Union 1800 The Acts of Union 1800 were parallel acts of the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of Ireland which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland (previously in personal union) to create the United Kingdom of G ...

, the office was retained as a

sinecure A sinecure ( or ; from the Latin , 'without', and , 'care') is a position with a salary or otherwise generating income that requires or involves little or no responsibility, labour, or active service. The term originated in the medieval church, ...

, with occasional legal duties. Walter Glascock was appointed about 1801, and his appointment was renewed by

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in 1830, 1837, and 1838. In the latter year, however, all of the Irish escheatorships were abolished by the

Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (), or more formally Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland, was the title of the chief governor of Ireland from the Williamite Wars of 1690 until the Partition of Ireland in 1922. This spanned the K ...

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Substantive holders

Members of the Irish House of Commons

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