Henry Bathurst (4 May 1781''Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1538–1812'' – 10 September 1844) was an Anglican

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in the 19th century. The eldest son of Bishop Henry Bathurst, he was born in

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and educated at New College there. He was

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then

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. He was

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from 1814 until his death in Cheltenham. Sir James Bathurst and Benjamin Bathurst were his younger brothers.

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1781 births 1844 deaths 19th-century English Anglican priests People from Oxford Archdeacons of Norwich Alumni of New College, Oxford {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub