Francis Caulfeild

For the Irish peer and politician, see Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont.

The Honourable Francis Caulfeild (c. 1730 – November 1775), was an Irish politician who represented County Armagh and Charlemont.

Early life

Caulfeild was born in Chester in c. 1730.[1] He was the second surviving son of James Caulfeild, 3rd Viscount Charlemont and Elizabeth Bernard. His elder brother inherited their father's viscountcy and was further ennobled as James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont. His sister, Hon. Alicia Caulfeild, married John Browne, 1st Baron Kilmaine.[2]

His maternal grandparents were Alice (née Ludlow) Bernard (a daughter of Stephen Ludlow, Clerk of the Court of Chancery) and Francis Bernard, MP and judge of the Court of Common Pleas.[2]

Like his father before him, Caulfeild was educated at Trinity College Dublin.[3]

Career

He represented County Armagh from 1758 to 1761 and Charlemont from 1761 to 1776.[4]

Personal life

On 11 October 1760 Caulfeild was married to Hon. Mary Eyre (d. 1775), only daughter of John Eyre, 1st Baron Eyre and Eleanor Staunton (a daughter of James Staunton). Together, they were the parents of:[5]

Caulfeild died in November (or 19 October?) 1775, in a shipwreck in the Irish sea, with his wife and a daughter aged 3.[7] His son, and daughter Eleanor, were not on board. .[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2006). MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800. Ulster Historical Foundation. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-903688-60-1. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b Hardy, Francis (1812). Memoirs of the Political and Private Life of James Caulfeild: Earl of Charlemont. T. Cadell and W. Davies. p. 10. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  3. ^ Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860), George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p. 142: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  4. ^ Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
  5. ^ a b c Burke, John Bernard (1845). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. H. Colburn. p. 1044. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  6. ^ "James Eyre Caulfeild 1765–1837 – Caulfeild Family".
  7. ^ Lichtenberg's Visits to England by Margaret L. Mare. Gentleman's Magazine xlv 548.