James Cuffe (died 1678)
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Sir James Cuffe was an Irish politician.
The son of Thomas Cuffe of Somerset, he moved to Ireland with his father and brother in 1641.
He served as Member of Parliament for County Mayo in 1661, as Master-General of the Ordnance in Ireland, and was was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland
in August 1676.
He married Alice, daughter of Ambrose Aungier and his wife Griselda Bulkeley, granddaughter of Francis Aungier, 1st Baron Aungier and Lancelot Bulkeley
, Archbishop of Dublin, and sister of the first and second Earls of Longford
. Their children included Francis Cuffe, ancestor of the Pakenham Earls of Longford; Gerald Cuffe, ancestor of Lord Tyrawley
; Jane Cuffe, who married Sir Henry Bingham, 3rd Baronet
; Alice Cuffe, who married James Macartney, and Lettice Cuffe, who married Francis Folliott.
The son of Thomas Cuffe of Somerset, he moved to Ireland with his father and brother in 1641.
He served as Member of Parliament for County Mayo in 1661, as Master-General of the Ordnance in Ireland, and was was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland
Privy Council of Ireland
The Privy Council of Ireland was an institution of the Kingdom of Ireland until 31 December 1800 and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1801-1922...
in August 1676.
He married Alice, daughter of Ambrose Aungier and his wife Griselda Bulkeley, granddaughter of Francis Aungier, 1st Baron Aungier and Lancelot Bulkeley
Lancelot Bulkeley
-Life:He was the eleventh and youngest son of Sir Richard Bulkeley of Beaumaris and Cheadle, but the eldest by his second wife, Agnes, daughter of Thomas Needham of Stenton. He was thus half-brother of Sir Richard Bulkeley. He entered at the beginning of 1587 as commoner Brasenose College, Oxford,...
, Archbishop of Dublin, and sister of the first and second Earls of Longford
Earl of Longford
Earl of Longford is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland. It was first bestowed upon Francis Aungier, 3rd Baron Aungier of Longford, in 1677, with remainder to his younger brother Ambrose. He had previously represented Surrey in the House of Commons and had already been...
. Their children included Francis Cuffe, ancestor of the Pakenham Earls of Longford; Gerald Cuffe, ancestor of Lord Tyrawley
James Cuffe, 1st Baron Tyrawley
James Cuffe, 1st Baron Tyrawley was an Irish peer and politician. His father was James Cuff of Elmhall and Ballinrobe Castle and his mother was Elizabeth, sister of Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran....
; Jane Cuffe, who married Sir Henry Bingham, 3rd Baronet
Sir Henry Bingham, 3rd Baronet
Sir Henry Bingham, 3rd Baronet was an Irish politician and baronet.He was the eldest son Sir George Bingham, 2nd Baronet and his first wife. In 1682, he succeeded his father as baronet. Bingham was educated at the Middle Temple. From 1682 he was Custos Rotulorum of Mayo...
; Alice Cuffe, who married James Macartney, and Lettice Cuffe, who married Francis Folliott.