Thomas Chisholm Anstey

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Lawyer and politician. After his conversion, he championed Catholic interests in Parliament, where he represented Youghal, Ireland. Later he became attorney-general of Hong Kong but was suspended on account of radical reforms he inaugurated. A judge at Bombay, he was forced to resign for denouncing commercial abuses in the Bengal government; later he practised law in Bombay with great success. He wrote pamphlets on legal and political subjects.

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  • “Thomas Chisholm Anstey”. New Catholic Dictionary. CatholicSaints.Info. 21 November 2019. Web. 7 March 2021. <>