Sir George Colthurst, 5th Baronet (1824 – 24 September 1878), was an Irish landowner and politician. He was a Member of Parliament for

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, Ireland, from 1863 to 1874 as a Liberal-Conservative. Colthurst was also grand juror and magistrate of

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and High Sheriff of County Cork in 1850. He was the fifth of the

Colthurst baronets The Colthurst Baronetcy, of Ardrum in the County of Cork, is a title in the Baronetage of Ireland. It was created on 3 August 1744 for John Colthurst, who later represented Doneraile, Youghal, and Castle Martyr in the Irish House of Commons. The ...

, eldest son of

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 ...

and Elizabeth Vesey. Colthurst died at

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on 24 September 1878 where he had gone to recover from gout, he was aged 54.

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Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland 1824 births 1878 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Cork constituencies (1801–1922) High sheriffs of County Cork UK MPs 1859–1865 UK MPs 1865–1868 UK MPs 1868–1874

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