Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst

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The Right Honourable The Earl Bathurst PC KC
Portrait by David Martin
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
In office 23 January 1771 – 3 June 1778
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	Lord North
Preceded by	In Commission
Succeeded by	The Lord Thurlow
Lord President of the Council
In office 24 November 1779 – 27 March 1782
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	Lord North
Preceded by	The Earl Gower
Succeeded by	The Earl Camden
Personal details
Born	(1714-05-20)20 May 1714
Died	6 August 1794(1794-08-06) (aged 80)
Spouses	Anne James ​ ​ (m. 1754; died 1758)​ Tryphena Scawen ​ (m. 1759)​
Children	Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst Apsley Bathurst[1]
Parent(s)	Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst Catherine Apsley
Alma mater	Balliol College, Oxford

Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst PC KC (20 May 1714 – 6 August 1794), known as The Lord Apsley from 1771 to 1775, was a British lawyer and politician. He was Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain from 1771 to 1778.