Sir Nicholas Colthurst, 4th Baronet (1789–1829) was an Anglo-Irish politician.

He served in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cork City 1812–1829.

Sir Nicholas Colthurst, 4th Baronet

He was the fourth of the Colthurst baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland, the only son of Sir Nicholas Colthurst, 3rd Baronet 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, he felt it necessary at times to temporise on the issue., as the Roman Catholic influence was strong in Cork city.

Sir Nicholas Colthurst, 4th Baronet

He married his cousin Elizabeth Vesey and had four sons and one daughter.

Sir Nicholas Colthurst, 4th Baronet

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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

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