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unusual facts about James Caulfeild, 8th Viscount Charlemont


James Caulfeild

James Caulfeild, 8th Viscount Charlemont (1880–1949), Irish peer, Northern Ireland politician


Elizabeth Jane Caulfeild, Countess of Charlemont

Elizabeth Jane Caulfeild (born June 21, 1834 – died at Roxborough Castle, Moy, County Tyrone, Ireland, May 31, 1882) was the only daughter of William Meredyth, first Lord Athlumney, and by marriage in December 1856 to James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont, she became the Countess of Charlemont.

George Mullins

He was hired by Lord Charlemont to paint decorative pictures for his Marino estate.

James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont

Lord Charlemont is historically interesting for his political connection with Henry Flood and Henry Grattan; he was a cultivated man with literary and artistic tastes, and both in Dublin and in London he had considerable social influence.

James O'Halloran

Grattan, Lord Charlemont, Ponsonby, Plunkett, and a few patriots, continued to protest against the sale of the liberties and free Constitution of Ireland.

Sigismunda mourning over the Heart of Guiscardo

James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont had previously commissioned a painting from Hogarth, allowing Hogarth to select the subject and price.

Sir John Newport, 1st Baronet

He took part in the convention of volunteer delegates which met in Dublin under the presidency of James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont in November 1783, and was appointed a member of the committee of inquiry into the state of the borough representation in Ireland.


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