Sir Standish Hartstonge, 1st Baronet

Sir Standish Hartstonge, 1st Baronet (1627–August 1701[1]) was an English-born lawyer who had a distinguished career as a judge in Ireland, but was twice removed from office.

[2] In his later years, he put up a memorial at St. Peter's Church, Bruff, in honour of his grandfather Sir Thomas Standish, which gives some useful details of his family history.

It was said that the acquisition of the title was due to his independent wealth: in addition to the Bruff estates he acquired property in Hereford and a house at Oxmantown, just outside Dublin.

Nonetheless, he was summarily removed from the Bench by the Catholic King James II in 1686, probably due to the hostility of the new Viceroy, Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, who was said to be jealous of his wealth and social standing.

After the Glorious Revolution of 1688, Hartstonge was anxious to resume his judicial career: he returned to Ireland and was appointed to his former office in 1691.

The turbulent career of his third wife's brother, Sir Rowland Gwynne, who was ultimately to die in a debtors' prison, was another source of worry to him.

Joanna was the widow of James Price and sister of Sir Rowland Gwynne, who was MP for Radnorshire, but died in a debtors' prison.

His daughter Alice married Anthony Maude, member of the Irish House of Commons for Cashel and High Sheriff of Tipperary, and was the mother of Sir Robert Maude, 1st Baronet and of Anne, who married Jerome Ryves, Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral Dublin.