Francis Caulfeild
The HonourableFrancis Caulfeild(c. 1730– November 1775), was an Irish politician who representedCounty ArmaghandCharlemont.
Early life
[edit]Caulfeild was born inChesterinc. 1730.[1]He was the second surviving son ofJames Caulfeild, 3rd Viscount Charlemontand Elizabeth Bernard. His elder brother inherited their father's viscountcy and was further ennobled asJames Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont.His sister, Hon. Alicia Caulfeild, marriedJohn Browne, 1st Baron Kilmaine.[2]
His maternal grandparents were Alice (néeLudlow) Bernard (a daughter of Stephen Ludlow, Clerk of the Court of Chancery) andFrancis Bernard,MP and judge of theCourt of Common Pleas.[2]
Like his father before him, Caulfeild was educated atTrinity College Dublin.[3]
Career
[edit]He representedCounty Armaghfrom 1758 to 1761 andCharlemontfrom 1761 to 1776.[4]
Personal life
[edit]On 11 October 1760 Caulfeild was married to Hon. Mary Eyre (d. 1775), only daughter ofJohn Eyre, 1st Baron Eyreand Eleanor Staunton (a daughter of James Staunton). Together, they were the parents of:[5]
- James Eyre Caulfeild (b. 1765) who married twice but died in 1837 without issue[5][6]
- Eleanor Caulfeild (d. 1807), who marriedWilliam Howard, 3rd Earl of Wicklow,the former MP forSt Johnstown,in 1787.[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
[edit]- ^abJohnston-Liik, E. M. (2006).MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800.Ulster Historical Foundation. p. 77.ISBN978-1-903688-60-1.Retrieved18 December2023.
- ^abHardy, Francis (1812).Memoirs of the Political and Private Life of James Caulfeild: Earl of Charlemont.T. Cadell and W. Davies. p. 10.Retrieved18 December2023.
- ^Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts ofTrinity College in the University of Dublin(1593–1860),George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleirp. 142: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
- ^Leigh Rayment's historicalList 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.
- ^abcBurke, John Bernard (1845).A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire.H. Colburn. p. 1044.Retrieved11 August2021.
- ^https://caulfeild.co.uk/tree/Caulfeild/individual/I545/James-Eyre-Caulfeild
- ^Lichtenberg's Visits to England by Margaret L. Mare. Gentleman's Magazine xlv 548.
