HENRY, 3RD EARL BATHURST (1762-1834), the elder son of the second earl, was born on May 22, 1762. He was member of parliament for Cirencester from 1783 until he succeeded to the earldom in Aug. 1794. Owing mainly to his friendship with William Pitt, he was a lord of the admiralty (1783-89), a lord of the treasury (1789-91), and commissioner of the board of control (1793-18o2). Returning to office with Pitt in May he became master of the mint, and was president of the board of trade and master of the mint during the ministries of the duke of Portland and Spencer Percevwl, only vacating these posts in June to become secretary for war and the colonies under the earl of Liverpool. For two months during the year 1809 he was in charge of the foreign office. He was secretary for war and the colonies until Liverpool resigned in April 1827 and deserves some credit for improving the conduct of the Peninsular War. Bathurst's official position brings his name frequently into the history of the abolition of slavery. He was lord president of the council in the government of the duke of Wellington from 1828 to 183o, and favoured the removal of the disabilities of Roman Catholics, but was a sturdy opponent of the Reform Bill of 1832. He died on July 27 1834. Bathurst was made a knight of the Garter in 1817, and held several lucrative sinecures.