Sir Henry Lynch, 3rd Baronet, died in which year, was an Irish landowner, barrister and judge, hewas one of the Roman Catholic judges appointed by James II of England?
Sir Henry Lynch, 3rd Baronet Sir Henry Lynch, 3rd Baronet (died 1691) was an Irish landowner, barrister and judge. He was one of the Roman Catholic judges appointed by James II of England in his effort to transform the religious character of the Irish administration. As a judge Lynch was described in unflattering terms both by contemporaries and later historians. Unlike some of his judicial colleagues, he was accused of gross bias against Protestants, which may be why he was one of the few Catholic Irish judges who fled abroad after the downfall of James's cause following the Battle of the Boyne. He died in exile in France.
Recorder of Cork The Recorder of Cork was a judicial office holder in pre-Independence Ireland. The Recorder was the chief magistrate of Cork city: his principal duty was to keep the peace in the city. The office was broadly similar to that of Recorder of Dublin, except that the Recorder of Cork, unlike his Dublin counterpart, did not have power to try cases involving a capital crime. A statute of 1877 provided that where possible the Recorder should also be the Chairman of the Cork East Riding Quarter Sessions. The office was an onerous one, requiring at least two sittings of the Court every week; at certain times the Recorder had a Deputy Recorder to assist him. As with the Recordership of Dublin, it could be combined with another legal office, such as that of King's Serjeant-at-law. Several Recorders of Cork also served in the  Irish House of Commons.