Caldwell, Hume
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Caldwell, John
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Caldwell, Sir James
Caldwell, Sir James (c. 1720–1784), 4th baronet, count of Milan, soldier, and author, was probably born at Castle Caldwell, Co. Fermanagh, eldest of six sons and two daughters of John Caldwell, a landowner, and his wife Ann, daughter of John Trench, dean of Raphoe. He was…...
Callaghan, Dan
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Callaghan, Gerard
Callaghan, Gerard (c.1787–1833), politician and merchant, was born in Cork city, third son of Daniel (‘Dan’) Callaghan, a wealthy catholic merchant and shipowner from Cork, and Mary Callaghan (née Barry). Dan Callaghan (fl. 1780–1820) set up as a butter…...
Campbell, James Henry Mussen
Campbell, James Henry Mussen (1851–1931), 1st Baron Glenavy , lawyer and politician, was born 4 April 1851 at Prospect House, Terenure, Dublin, the third and youngest son of William Mussen Campbell, an officer in the DMP, and his…...
Campbell, Lord Frederick
Campbell, Lord Frederick (1729–1816), politician, chief secretary, was born 20 June 1729, third son among four sons and three daughters of John, 4th duke of Argyll, and his wife Mary, daughter of John, 2nd Lord Belleden. Educated at Westminster (1743–6) and Christ Church, Oxford (…...
Capel (Capell), Sir Henry
Capel (Capell), Sir Henry (1638–96), Baron Capel of Tewkesbury , chief governor, was baptised 6 March 1638, second son of Arthur, Baron Capel of Hadham, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Charles Morrison of Cassiobridge, Hertfordshire, England. He was elected to the English…...
Caradoc (Cradock), John Francis
Caradoc (Cradock), John Francis (1759–1839), soldier and politician, was born 11 August 1759 in Dublin, the only son of John Cradock (1708–78), a native of Wolverhampton, bishop of Kilmore (1757–72) and archbishop of Dublin (1772–8), and his wife Mary, daughter of William Blaydwin of…...
Caradoc (Cradock), John Hobart
Caradoc (Cradock), John Hobart (1799–1873), 2nd Baron Howden , diplomat, soldier, and MP, was born 11 October 1799 at St Stephen's Green, Dublin, the only son among three children of John Francis Caradoc (qv),…...
Cardwell, Edward
Cardwell, Edward (1813–86), 1st Viscount Cardwell , chief secretary for Ireland (1859–61), was born 24 July 1813, son of John Cardwell, Liverpool merchant. Educated at Winchester and Balliol College, Oxford, where he became a scholar and fellow, he was called to the bar in 1838.…...
Carew, Sir George
Carew, Sir George (1555–1629), earl of Totnes , general, and antiquarian, was born 29 May 1555, second son of George Carew, a clergyman from Cockington, Devon, England, and his wife Anne, daughter of Sir Nicholas Harvey. Admitted (c.1570–72) to Broadgates Hall (later…...
Carey (Cary), Walter
Carey (Cary), Walter (1685–1757), politician, was born 17 October 1685, eldest son of Walter Carey of Everton, Bedfordshire, and his wife Annabella, daughter of Sir William Halford. Educated at New College, Oxford (matriculating 1704), his varied political career began as clerk of…...
Carleton, Sir Guy
Carleton, Sir Guy (1724–1808), 1st Baron Dorchester , soldier, and colonial governor, was born 3 September 1724 in Strabane, Co. Tyrone, third son of Christopher Carleton of Newry and his wife Catherine (née Ball) from Co. Donegal. He had three brothers and three sisters. Guy Carleton…...
Carson, Edward Henry
Carson, Edward Henry (1854–1935), Baron Carson of Duncairn, lawyer and politician, was born 9 February 1854 at 4 Harcourt Street, Dublin, second son among six children of Edward Henry Carson, architect and civil engineer, and Isabella Carson (née Lambert). He was educated at Arlington…...
Carteret, John
Carteret, John (1690–1763), 2nd Baron Carteret , lord lieutenant of Ireland (1724–30), was born 22 April 1690 at Hawnes, near Bedford, England, eldest of two sons of George, 1st Baron Carteret, and Lady Grace Granville, youngest daughter of John, 1st earl of Bath. He became 2nd…...
Carter, Thomas
Carter, Thomas (1690–1763), politician, was born at Hollybrook, Co. Dublin (and baptised at St Bride's, Dublin, 31 March 1692), only surviving son of Thomas Carter (qv), MP, and Margaret Carter (née Houghton). Educated at Mr Wall's school…...
Cary, Henry
Cary, Henry (c.1576–1633), 1st Viscount Falkland, lord deputy of Ireland, was the eldest son of the three sons and four daughters of Sir Edward Cary of Aldenham, Hertfordshire, and his wife, Katherine, daughter of Sir Henry Knyvett of Buckenham, Norfolk, and widow of Henry,…...
Casement, Sir Roger David
Casement, Sir Roger David (1864–1916), humanitarian and Irish nationalist, was born 1 September 1864 in Sandycove, near Dublin, youngest child among one daughter and three sons of Roger Casement, retired army officer, and Anne Casement (née Jephson). His elder brother was…...
Cashier, Albert
Cashier, Albert (1843–1915), soldier, was born Jennie Irene Hodgers on 25 December 1843 in Clogherhead, Co. Louth. Although born female, from an early age he dressed as a male. Little is known about his early life – he gave conflicting accounts throughout his life and was suffering from…...
Caulfeild, James
Caulfeild, James (1728–99), 1st earl of Charlemont , politician, and landowner, was born 18 August 1728 at Castle Caulfeild, Co. Tyrone, second (but first surviving) son of James Caulfeild, 3rd Viscount Charlemont, and his wife Elizabeth Barnard of Castle Barnard, Co. Cork. As his…...
Caulfeild, William
Caulfeild, William (1665–1737), MP and justice of king's bench, was eldest son of Capt. Thomas Caulfeild (d. 1691), landowner, of Donamon, Co. Galway, and his wife Anne, eldest daughter of Charles, 2nd Viscount Moore, of Drogheda. The family estate comprised lands in Co. Galway…...
Cavendish, Sir Henry
Cavendish, Sir Henry (1732–1804), politician and parliamentary reporter, was born 29 September 1732, eldest of six children of Henry Cavendish (qv) of Doveridge Hall, Derbyshire, teller of the Irish exchequer (1755–76) and MP, and…...
Cavendish, William
Cavendish, William (1698?–1755), 3rd duke of Devonshire , lord lieutenant of Ireland, was the eldest son of William, 2nd duke of Devonshire, and his wife, Rachel Russell, daughter of William, Lord Russell, and sister of the 2nd duke of Bedford. Heir to one of the great whig…...
Cavendish, William
Cavendish, William (1720–64), marquess of Hartington, 4th duke of Devonshire , lord lieutenant of Ireland, was baptised in London 1 June 1720. He was the eldest son of William Cavendish, 3rd duke, and Catherine, daughter and heir of John Hoskins of Oxted, Surrey. As marquess of…...