Thomas Chisholm Anstey

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Thomas Chisholm Anstey
晏士地
Attorney General of Hong Kong
In office
1855–1859
GovernorJohn Bowring
Preceded byPaul Ivy Sterling
Succeeded byWilliam Adams
Member of Parliament for Youghal
In office
August 1847 – July 1852
Preceded byCharles Cavendish
Succeeded byIsaac Butt
Personal details
Born1816
Kentish Town, London
Died(1873-08-12)12 August 1873
Bombay, British India
PartyLiberal
Other political
affiliations		Irish Confederate
Alma materUniversity College London
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Thomas Chisholm Anstey (1816 – 12 August 1873) was an English lawyer and one of the first Catholic parliamentarians in the nineteenth century. He served as Attorney General of Hong Kong for 4 years. He also wrote pamphlets on legal and political topics, particularly those relevant to Catholics.

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