James Caulfeild (soldier)
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Lieutenant-General James Caulfeild (30 January 1782 – 4 November 1852) was a British soldier and Liberal party
politician.
. His mother was Euphemia (née Gordon).
. He also sat briefly as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Abingdon
from July 1852 until his death later the same year.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician.
Background
Caulfeild was the son of the Venerable John Caulfeild, Archdeacon of Kilmore, grandson of the Hon. Tony Caulfeild, younger son of William Caulfeild, 1st Viscount CharlemontWilliam Caulfeild, 1st Viscount Charlemont
William Caulfeild, 1st Viscount Charlemont PC was an Irish politician and peer.-Background:Born in Donamon Castle in County Roscommon, he was third son of William Caulfeild, 2nd Baron Caulfeild and his wife Mary King, daughter of Sir John King...
. His mother was Euphemia (née Gordon).
Military and political career
Caulfeild was a Lieutenant-General in the British ArmyBritish Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
. He also sat briefly as the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Abingdon
Abingdon (UK Parliament constituency)
Abingdon was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , electing one Member of Parliament from 1558 until 1983...
from July 1852 until his death later the same year.