Sir Nicholas Colthurst, 4th Baronet (1789–1829) was an

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politician. He served in the

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as the

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(MP) for

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1812–1829. He was the fourth 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. T ...

in the

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, the only son of

Sir Nicholas Colthurst, 3rd Baronet Sir Nicholas Colthurst, 3rd Baronet (died July 1795) was an Anglo-Irish member of the Irish House of Commons for St Johnstown (County Longford) (Parliament of Ireland constituency), St Johnstown in 1783–1790 and Clonakilty (Parliament of Irelan ...

and Harriet LaTouche. In 1810, Sir Nicholas Colthurst got a grant from the British Government for £20,000 to begin the construction of Cork City Gaol. Although pledged to oppose

Catholic Emancipation Catholic emancipation or Catholic relief was a process in the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland, and later the combined United Kingdom in the late 18th century and early 19th century, that involved reducing and removing many of the restricti ...

, he felt it necessary at times to temporise on the issue., as the Roman Catholic influence was strong in Cork city. He married his cousin Elizabeth Vesey and had four sons and one daughter.

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1789 births 1829 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Cork City Colthurst, 04th Baronet 19th-century Anglo-Irish people UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826 UK MPs 1826–1830

Nicholas Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglicanism, Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the n ...

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