Richard Keatinge

Richard Keatinge (1793-1876) was an Irish barrister and judge who served for many years as the Irish Probate judge. He and his wife Harriet Augusta Joseph has a number of distinguished descendants, including an eminent scientist, a famous novelist and a recipient of the Victoria Cross. Early life He was born in Dublin, son of Maurice Keatinge, barrister, and Anne Harte, daughter of Sir Richard Harte, Mayor of Limerick, and his first wife Anne Johnson. He was educated at Trinity College Dublin, which he entered in 1805, and graduated BA in 1812. He was called to the Irish Bar in 1813, King's Counsel in 1835. He was Third Serjeant-at-law (Ireland) in 1842–3, a Bencher of the King's Inns and a member of the Privy Council of Ireland. Career