Viscount Charlemont
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. It was created in 1665 for William Caulfeild, 5th Baron Charlemont
William 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...
. The Caulfeild family descends from Sir Toby Caufeild, originally of Oxfordshire
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, England
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. He was a noted soldier and also represented Armagh
Armagh Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Armagh Borough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1613 to 1800.-History:This constituency was the borough of Armagh in County Armagh....
in the Irish House of Commons
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. In 1620 he was created Lord Caulfeild, Baron of Charlemont, in the Peerage of Ireland
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, with remainder to his nephew Sir William Caulfeild, who succeeded him as second Baron. The latter's son, the third Baron, was shot in 1642 on the orders of Sir Phelim O'Neill
Felim O'Neill of Kinard
Sir Felim O'Neill of Kinard , also called Phelim MacShane O'Neill or Féilim Ó Néill , was an Irish nobleman who led the Irish Rebellion of 1641 in Ulster which began on 22 October 1641. He was a member of the Irish Catholic Confederation during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, where he fought under...
, the leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1641
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. His younger brother, the fifth Baron, had O'Neill apprehended and executed for the murder of his elder brother. In 1665 he was created Viscount Charlemont in the Peerage of Ireland. His son, the second Viscount, was an opponent of King James II
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and attainted, but was later restored by King William III
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. His son, the third Viscount, represented Charlemont
Charlemont (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Charlemont was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Charlemont was not represented.-1689–1801:...
in the Irish Parliament.
He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Viscount. In 1763 he was created Earl of Charlemont in the Peerage of Ireland. His eldest son, the second Earl, sat in the House of Lords
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as an Irish Representative Peer
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from 1806 to 1837. The latter year he was created Baron Charlemont, of Charlemont in the County of Armagh, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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, with remainder to his younger brother the Hon. Henry Caulfield and the heirs male of his body. Lord Charlemont later served as Lord Lieutenant of County Tyrone
Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone
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from 1839 to 1863. He was succeeded by his nephew (in the barony of 1837 according to the special remainder), the third Earl. He sat as a Liberal
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Member of Parliament
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for Armagh
Armagh (UK Parliament constituency)
Armagh or County Armagh was a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons. It was replaced in boundary changes in 1983.The Act of Union 1800 provided for the Parliament of Ireland to be merged with the Parliament of Great Britain, to form the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
from 1847 to 1867 and also served as Lord Lieutenant of County Armagh
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from 1849 to 1864 and of County Tyrone
Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of County Tyrone. The office was created on 23 August 1831.*Du Pre Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon 17 October 1831 – 8 April 1839*Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont June 1839 – 26 December 1863...
between 1864 and 1892.
On his death the earldom and barony of 1837 became extinct, while he was succeeded in the other titles by his kinsman, the seventh Viscount. He was the great-great-grandson of Reverend the Hon. Charles Caulfeild, fifth son of the second Viscount. His nephew, the eighth Viscount, was a Member of the Senate of Northern Ireland
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from 1925 to 1937 and served as Minister of Education and Leader of the Senate from 1926 to 1937. He also sat in the House of Lords as an Irish Representative Peer from 1918 to 1949. On his death this line of the family also failed.
He was succeeded by his kinsman, the ninth Viscount. He was the grandson of James Caulfield, second son of the Reverend Hans Caulfeild, grandson of the Hon. Charles Caulfeild, fifth son of the second Viscount. On the death of his younger brother, the twelfth Viscount, in 1979, this line also failed, and the titles passed to his kinsman, the thirteenth Viscount. He was the eldest son of the Reverend Wilberforce Caulfeild, fourth son of the Reverend Hans Caulfeild, grandson of the Hon. Charles Caulfeild, fifth son of the second Viscount. He was succeeded by his nephew, the fourteenth Viscount. the titles are held by the latter's son, the fifteenth Viscount, who succeeded in 2001.
Other members of the family include Thomas, son of the second Baron, who was MP for Charlemont. He was the father of William
William Caulfeild (1665–1737)
William Caulfeild was an Irish lawyer.He sat in the Irish House of Commons for Tulsk and was later raised to the bench....
, MP for Tulsk and father of Thomas, Toby, and St George
St George Caulfeild
St George Caulfeild was an Irish lawyer.He sat in the Irish House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Tulsk between 1727 and 1751...
, all of whom were also MPs for Tulsk. John
John Caulfeild
Colonel John Caulfeild , styled The Honourable from birth, was an Irish soldier and politician.He was the fourth son of the 1st Viscount Charlemont and his wife Hon. Sarah Moore, second daughter of the 2nd Viscount Moore. Caulfield was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and was appointed Burgess...
, son of the first Viscount, was MP for Charlemont, and Francis, son of the third Viscount, was MP for Armagh and Charlemont.
Barons Caulfeild of Charlemont (1620)
- Toby Caulfeild, 1st Baron Caulfeild (1565–1627)
- William Caulfeild, 2nd Baron Caulfeild (1587–1640)
- Toby Caulfeild, 3rd Baron Caulfeild (1621–1642)
- Robert Caulfeild, 4th Baron Caulfeild (1622–1642)
- William Caulfeild, 5th Baron Caulfeild of CharlemontWilliam Caulfeild, 1st Viscount CharlemontWilliam 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...
(1624–1671) (created Viscount Charlemont in 1665)
Viscounts Charlemont (1665)
- William Caulfeild, 1st Viscount CharlemontWilliam Caulfeild, 1st Viscount CharlemontWilliam 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...
(d.1671) - William Caulfeild, 2nd Viscount Charlemont (d.1726)
- James Caulfield, 3rd Viscount Charlemont (1682–1734)
- James Caulfeild, 4th Viscount CharlemontJames Caulfeild, 1st Earl of CharlemontJames Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont KP PC was an Irish statesman.The son of the 3rd Viscount Charlemont, he was born in Dublin, and succeeded his father as 4th Viscount in 1734...
(1728–1799) (created Earl of Charlemont in 1763)
Earls of Charlemont (1763)
- James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont, 4th Viscount CharlemontJames Caulfeild, 1st Earl of CharlemontJames Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont KP PC was an Irish statesman.The son of the 3rd Viscount Charlemont, he was born in Dublin, and succeeded his father as 4th Viscount in 1734...
(1728–1799) - Francis William Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont, 5th Viscount CharlemontFrancis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of CharlemontFrancis William Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont KP, PC , styled Viscount Caulfeild until 1799, was an Irish peer and politician.In 1798 Caulfeild stood for Charlemont and Armagh County...
(1775–1863) - James Molyneux Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont, 6th Viscount CharlemontJames Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of CharlemontSir James Molyneux Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont KP was an Irish politician and peer.He was the son of Hon. Henry Caulfeild and Elizabeth Margaret Browne. Lord Charlemont married on two occasions;* Hon...
(1820–1892)
Viscounts Charlemont (1665; Reverted)
- James Alfred Caulfeild, 7th Viscount Charlemont (1830–1913)
- James Edward Caulfeild, 8th Viscount CharlemontJames Caulfeild, 8th Viscount CharlemontJames Edward Caulfeild, 8th Viscount Charlemont, PC , DL was an Irish Peer, elected to the British House of Lords as a Representative Peer and to the Parliament of Northern Ireland as a Senator...
(1880–1949) - Charles Edward St George Caulfeild, 9th Viscount Charlemont (1887–1962)
- Robert Toby St George Caulfeild, 10th Viscount Charlemont (1881–1967)
- Charles St George Caulfeild, 11th Viscount Charlemont (1884–1971)
- Richard St George Caulfeild, 12th Viscount Charlemont (1887–1979)
- Charles Wilberforce Caulfeild, 13th Viscount Charlemont (1899–1985)
- John Day Caulfeild, 14th Viscount Charlemont (1934–2001)
- John Dodd Caulfeild, 15th Viscount Charlemont (b. 1966)
The heir apparent
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is the present holder's son the Hon. Shane Andrew Caulfeild (b. 1996)