Cecil Hurst

Sir Cecil James Barrington Hurst, GCMG, KCB, QC (28 October 1870 – 27 March 1963) was a British international lawyer.

[1] His father and paternal grandfather, Robert Henry Hurst (1788–1857), were both Members of Parliament (MP) for Horsham.

[2][3] In June 1902 Hurst began a career in the British Foreign Office as Assistant Legal Adviser.

During this time Hurst was a delegate of Great Britain at the Hague Convention in 1907, and one year later with London Naval Conference, at which maritime law was crafted.

An oil painting of Hurst, by British artist William Dring A.R.A, can be seen in the Library of Horsham Museum.