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 escheator was originally responsible for the administration of escheat , 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,

Leinster Leinster ( ; ga, Laighin or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, situated in the southeast and east of Ireland. The province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige. Following the 12th-century Norman invasion of Ir ...

Munster Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...

, and

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...

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

Substantive holders

*1605: Nicholas Kenny *9 February 1644:

Sir Maurice Eustace Sir Maurice Eustace (c. 1590 – 22 June 1665) was an Irish landowner, politician, barrister and judge of the seventeenth century who spent the last years of his career as Lord Chancellor of Ireland. This was an office for which he felt himself to ...

, 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 (born c.1740, died December 1803) was an Irish politician, landowner and baronet.Cokayne Vol.5 p.435 He was the eldest son of French Tydd of County Laois and his wife Elizabeth Moore, daug ...

(

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 and C ...

) *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 ...

( Callan) *1800: Thomas Stannus ( Portarlington) After the Acts of Union 1800, the office was retained as a

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, 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

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Members of the Irish House of Commons

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