David Colthurst | |
Office: | Member of Parliament for County Cork |
Term Start: | 17 February 1879 |
Term End: | 24 November 1885 |
Alongside: | William Shaw |
Predecessor: | McCarthy Downing |
Successor: | Constituency abolished |
Birth Date: | 1828 |
Death Date: | 19 January 1907 |
Nationality: | Irish |
Party: | Home Rule League |
David la Touche Colthurst (1828 – 19 January 1907) was an Irish Home Rule League politician. He was elected Home Rule Member of Parliament (MP) for County Cork at the 1879 by-election, and remained MP until the seat was abolished in 1885.[1] He was the son of Sir Nicholas Colthurst, 4th Baronet, Member of Parliament (MP) for Cork City 1812–1829.[2]