James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont
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Sir James Molyneux Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont KP (6 October 1820 – 12 January 1892) was an Irish
politician and peer.
He was the son of Hon. Henry Caulfeild and Elizabeth Margaret Browne. Lord Charlemont married on two occasions;
Charlemont was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge
. He was appointed High Sheriff of Armagh
for 1842 and held the office of Liberal Member of Parliament
(MP) for County Armagh between 1847 and 1857. He was Lord Lieutenant of County Armagh between 1849 and 1864.
He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Charlemont, amongst the other peerages, on 26 December 1863. He held the office of Lord Lieutenant of County Tyrone between 1864 and 1892. He was invested as a Knight of St Patrick on 28 December 1865.
He died in Biarritz
, France and was buried in St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh.
Ireland
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politician and peer.
He was the son of Hon. Henry Caulfeild and Elizabeth Margaret Browne. Lord Charlemont married on two occasions;
- Hon. Elizabeth Jane Somerville, daughter of William Meredyth Somerville, 1st Baron Meredyth and Lady Maria Harriet Conyngham, on 18 December 1856.
- Anna Lucy Lambart, daughter of Reverend Charles James Lambart and Marian Smith, on 10 May 1883 at the British Consulate, Pau, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Charlemont was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
. He was appointed High Sheriff of Armagh
High Sheriff of Armagh
The High Sheriff of Armagh is the Sovereign's judicial representative in County Armagh. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff became annually appointed from the Provisions of Oxford in 1258...
for 1842 and held the office of Liberal 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 County Armagh between 1847 and 1857. He was Lord Lieutenant of County Armagh between 1849 and 1864.
He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Charlemont, amongst the other peerages, on 26 December 1863. He held the office of Lord Lieutenant of County Tyrone between 1864 and 1892. He was invested as a Knight of St Patrick on 28 December 1865.
He died in Biarritz
Biarritz
Biarritz is a city which lies on the Bay of Biscay, on the Atlantic coast, in south-western France. It is a luxurious seaside town and is popular with tourists and surfers....
, France and was buried in St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh.