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Admitted 22 January, 1776.

Youngest son of William Hart of the Island of St. Christopher, where he was born. He was called to the Bar 29 June, 1781, and became a King's Counsel in 1807, in which year he was also made a Bencher of the Inn. He was Reader in 1809, and Treasurer of the Inn in 1817. After practising for some time at the Chancery Bar, he was appointed Vice-Chancellor in 1827, receiving at the same time the honour of knighthood. A few months later he succeeded Lord Manners as Chancellor of Ireland. From this office he retired in 1830, and died the following year (6 Dec), It is stated in Burke's History of the Chancellors that "not a single decision of his was ever varied or reversed."

Admitted 27 June, 1775.

Son and heir of Francis Harvey of Bargay Castle, Wexford. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and was called to the Irish Bar in 1782. He became a leader amongst the "United Irishmen," and in 1798 was elected their commander-in-chief, in which capacity he demanded the surrender of New Ross, where, however, the insurgents were repulsed, after which he was deposed from the command. Taking to flight, he was captured, tried and condemned to death, which he suffered, by hanging, at Wexford 26 June. During his brief leadership in the Rebellion, in which he seems to have been an unwilling participator, he did all in his power to restrain his followers from plunder and excesses.

Admitted 11 February, 1581-2.

Second son of Stephen Harvey of Cottenen (Cottingham), co. Northampton. He was admitted from Barnard's Inn and became Reader at the Middle Temple in 1611. He became Recorder of Leicester in the following year, a Serjeant-at-Law in 1614, and was raised to the Bench of Common Pleas in 1624, which dignity he retained till his death in 1622.

Admitted 2 February, 1562-3.

Third son of George Hastings, third Baron Hastings of Hastings and first Earl of Huntingdon. He was a person of great distinction in Tudor times. He was knighted in 1546 and took part in the expedition to Scotland the following year. In 1547 and 1552 he sat in Parliament for Leicester. On the death of Edward VI. he declared for Queen Mary in opposition to the Duke of Northumberland, and was made a Privy Councillor and her Master of Horse, and in 1555 a Knight of the Garter. He was created Baron Hastings in 1558. He was one of the lords sent to escort Elizabeth to London, but was by her sent to the Tower in 1561 for "hearing mass." After his liberation he retired into Buckinghamshire where he died 5 March, 1573.