Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont

Who was Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont?

Francis William Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont KP, PC, styled Viscount Caulfeild until 1799, was an Irish peer and politician.

He was born the son of James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont.

In 1798 Caulfeild stood for Charlemont and Armagh County. He represented the latter constituency in the Irish House of Commons until 1799, when he became Earl of Charlemont on the death of his father. He was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick on 19 October 1831. He was a Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone and a member of the Privy Council of Ireland.

He died at his seat, Marino House in Clontarf, Dublin. He had married Anne, the daughter and co-heiress of William Bermingham of Ross Hill, County Galway. His four children pre-deceased him and he was consequently succeeded in his estate and title by his nephew, James Molyneux Caulfeild.