Michael Cuffe was an Irish Member of Parliament.

He was the son of Francis Cuffe by his wife Honora, daughter of Archbishop Michael Boyle

Michael Boyle (the younger)

Michael Boyle, the younger , archbishop of Armagh, eldest son of Richard Boyle, Archbishop of Tuam, and nephew of the elder Michael, was born about 1609....

. His paternal grandmother was the sister of Francis Aungier, 1st Earl of Longford

Francis Aungier, 1st Earl of Longford

Francis Aungier, 1st Earl of Longford PC was an English politician, who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1679. He was an administrator in Ireland....

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He was elected to the Irish House of Commons

Irish House of Commons

The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...

 for County Mayo in 1719 and then for Longford Borough

Longford Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Longford Borough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-1692–1801:-References:...

 in November 1727, sitting until his death.

His daughter Elizabeth married Thomas Pakenham

Thomas Pakenham, 1st Baron Longford

Thomas Pakenham, 1st Baron Longford was an Irish peer and politician.He was born in 1713 at Pakenham Hall, County Westmeath, Ireland...

 in 1739. Pakenham was created Baron Longford in 1756 and she was created Countess 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...

in 1785.