Henry George Bathurst, 4th Earl Bathurst (24 February 179025 May 1866), styled as Lord Apsley from 1794 to 1834, was a British peer and Tory politician. Background and education Born at Apsley House, he was the eldest son of Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, and his wife Lady Georgina, third daughter of Lord George Lennox. He was educated at Eton College and went then to Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1811 and a Master of Arts three years later. In 1820, he received a Doctor of Civil Law degree from the University of Oxford. Career Bathurst served as a clerk to the Teller of the Exchequer and in 1812, he was appointed a Commissioner of the India Board, a post he held for the next six years. He was elected to the House of Commons as one of two representatives for Weobley in January 1812, sitting until October the same year. He then represented Cirencester until 1834, when he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. On 24 January 1813 he was commissioned as Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant to raise the Royal Cotswold Local Militia at Cirencester. He was one of the founders of the Royal Agricultural College in 1845. Death Bathurst died at his country residence, Oakley Park, Cirencester, on 25 May 1866 aged 76 after a long illness. His body lay in state until it was interred on the estate in front of thousands of mourners. Family He never married and was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother William. References Bibliography Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage New York: St Martin's Press, 1990 Charles Mosley (ed.), Burke's Peerage and Baronetage 3 volumes, 107th edition (London 2003) C Kidd and D Williamson (eds), Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (London 2000) External links http://www.thepeerage.com/p2755.htm#i27542 1790 births 1866 deaths Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford 4 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies People educated at Eton College Gloucestershire Militia officers UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826 UK MPs 1826–1830 UK MPs 1830–1831 UK MPs 1831–1832 UK MPs 1832–1835 Bathurst, E4 Tory MPs (pre-1834) Henry