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.
Anthony Upton (judge) Anthony Upton (1656-1718) was an English-born judge, much of whose career was spent in Ireland. He was a close friend of the poet William King, who lived for a time at Mountown, Upton's country house outside Dublin. Upton was accused by his critics of neglecting his official duties, but he showed a notably enlightened attitude at the Carrickfergus witchcraft trials, where he urged the jury, without success, to acquit all the accused. He was removed from the Bench in 1714, on account of his politics, and returned to England, where for unknown reasons he committed suicide in 1718.