Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst
Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, KG, PC (22 May 1762 – 27 July 1834) was a High Tory, High Church Pittite. He was an MP for thirty years before ennoblement. A personal friend of William Pitt the Younger, he became a broker of deals across cabinet factions during the Napoleonic era. After the Napoleonic Wars, Bathurst was on the conservative wing of the Tory party.
The Right Honourable The Earl Bathurst KG PC | |
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Portrait of Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst by William Salter | |
| President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 31 March 1807 – 29 September 1812 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | The Lord Auckland |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Clancarty |
| Foreign Secretary | |
| In office 11 October 1809 – 6 December 1809 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | Spencer Perceval |
| Preceded by | George Canning |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess Wellesley |
| Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | |
| In office 11 June 1812 – 30 April 1827 | |
| Monarchs | |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Liverpool |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Liverpool |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Goderich |
| Lord President of the Council | |
| In office 26 January 1828 – 22 November 1830 | |
| Monarchs |
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| Prime Minister | The Duke of Wellington |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Portland |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess of Lansdowne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 May 1762 London |
| Died | 27 July 1834 (aged 72) London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse |
Lady Georgina Lennox
(m. 1789) |
| Children | 7 |
| Parent(s) | Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst Tryphena Scawen |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
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