He acted as Attorney General of the Bishopric of Durham (c. 1634-1640) and in October 1640 as Attorney-General for Ireland in succession to Sir Richard Osbaldeston when he described is as a Recorder, of Lincoln's Inn.
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Tempest was a member of the Old Durham branch of the Tempest family, the son of John Tempest (1679–1737)and Jane Wharton (1683–1736).