Challoner, Luke
Challoner, Luke (1550–1613), Church of Ireland clergyman and vice-provost of Trinity College, Dublin, was born into a prosperous family, which had emigrated from London to Dublin late in Henry VIII's reign. All that is known of his father is that he owned property in Dublin, but…...
Chambers, John
Chambers, John (1754–1837), printer and United Irishman, was born in Dublin in January 1754, the son of a wine merchant and his wife, Elinor, daughter of Charles Carter of Chapelizod, Co. Dublin. Apprenticed to a printer by his widowed mother (1 July 1767), he was printing on his…...
Chichester, Arthur
Chichester, Arthur (1563–1625), soldier, politician, and lord deputy of Ireland, was born at Raleigh, Devon, in May 1563, the second son (of the seven sons and nine daughters) of Sir John Chichester of Raleigh and his wife, Gertrude, the daughter of Sir William Courtenay of Powderham…...
Childers, Erskine Hamilton
Childers, Erskine Hamilton (1905–74), politician, and fourth president of Ireland, was born 11 December 1905 at 13 Embankment Gardens, Chelsea, London, the elder of two sons of Robert Erskine Childers (qv), British soldier, civil…...
Churchill, Sir Winston
Churchill, Sir Winston (1620–88), politician, was baptised on 18 April 1620, eldest surviving son of John Churchill, deputy registrar of chancery, of Whootton Glanville, Dorset, England, and his first wife, Sarah Winston of Standistone, Gloucestershire, daughter and coheir of Sir Henry…...
Clark, Henry Maitland
Clark, Henry Maitland (1929–2012), politician, colonial administrator and businessman, was born on 11 April 1929 in Co. Londonderry, the middle of three children (two boys and a girl) of Henry ('Harry') Francis Clark and his wife Sybil Emily (née Stuart); the family resided in Rockwood…...
Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-
Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham- (1811–64), earl of Lincoln and 5th duke of Newcastle under Lyme, chief secretary for Ireland (1846), was born 22 May 1811 in Berkeley Square, London, eldest son of Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 4th duke. As earl of Lincoln (the title…...
Coghill, Marmaduke
Coghill, Marmaduke (1673–1739), chancellor of the exchequer, was born 28 December 1673, elder of two sons of Sir John Coghill of Co. Dublin, formerly of Coghill Hall, Yorkshire, England, and Hester Coghill (née Cramer); there were also two sisters. Sir John, master in chancery…...
Coghlan, Joseph
Coghlan, Joseph (d. 1697), lawyer and politician, was probably the youngest son of Francis MacCoghlan, a catholic landowner of Kilcolgan, King's Co. Joseph became a protestant and in 1672 he was a student at TCD. The place of his…...
Colclough, Caesar
Colclough, Caesar (1766–1842), politician, of Tintern Abbey, Co. Wexford, was born 8 May 1766, son of ‘Sir’ Vesey Colclough (qv) (1745–94), MP, of Tintern Abbey, and Katherine Colclough (née Grogan) of Johnstown, Co. Wexford.…...
Colclough, Sir Vesey
Colclough, Sir Vesey (1745–94), politician, was born 1 July 1745 at Tintern Abbey, Co. Wexford, posthumous son of Vesey Colclough (1724–45) of Mocurry and Mary Colclough, daughter of Sir John Bingham of Castlebar, Co. Mayo. His title came from a supposed right; the baronetcy had…...
Conner, William
Conner, William (fl. 1820–52), land reformer, was (according to T. P. O'Neill (qv)) the son of the United Irishman Arthur O'Connor (qv) by a woman other than his wife. He…...
Conolly, Thomas
Conolly, Thomas (1738?–1803), landowner and politician, was born probably in 1738, the only surviving son of William James Conolly (d. 1754), MP for Ballyshannon and owner of Castletown, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, and estates in Donegal, Londonderry, Meath and at least five other…...
Conolly, William
Conolly, William (1662–1729), politician and speaker of the Irish house of commons, was born in Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal, eldest son of Patrick and Jane Conolly. Family background and early career The family background is obscure, Patrick Conolly traditionally…...
Conway, Edward
Conway, Edward (c.1623–1683), 3rd Viscount Conway and Killultagh and 1st earl of Conway , politician, was the eldest surviving son of Edward Conway (qv) (d. 1655), 2nd Viscount, and his wife Frances, daughter of Sir Francis…...
Conway, Francis (Ingram) Seymour-
Conway, Francis (Ingram) Seymour- (1743–1822), chief secretary for Ireland, Viscount Beauchamp , and 2nd marquess of Hertford , was born 12 February 1743 in London, eldest son of Francis Seymour-Conway (qv), later 1st marquess…...
Conway, Henry Seymour
Conway, Henry Seymour (1719–95), soldier and politician, second son of Francis Seymour Conway (Baron Conway and Killultagh, Co. Antrim) and Charlotte Conway (née Shorter), was baptised 12 August 1719 at Ragley, Warwickshire, and educated at Eton. He began military life as…...
Conyngham, Francis Nathaniel
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Conyngham, Francis Pierpoint Burton
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Conyngham, Henry
Conyngham, Henry (1705/6–81), 1st Baron Mount Charles , Viscount and Earl Conyngham, and MP, was the posthumous son of Maj.-gen. Henry Conyngham, who died in battle in Spain 1705/6, and Mary Conyngham (née Williams), who was previously widow of Charles Petty, 1st Lord Shelburne.…...
Conyngham, Henry
Conyngham, Henry (1766–1832), 1st Marquess Conyngham , landlord and courtier, was born 26 December 1766, the elder twin son of Francis Pierpoint Burton (qv), 2nd Baron Conyngham, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of …...
Cooke, Edward
Cooke, Edward (1755–1820), administrator and politician, was third son of William Cooke (1711–97), provost of King's College, Cambridge, and his wife Catherine (née Sleech). Educated at Eton and at King's College, Cambridge, he graduated BA (…...
Cooper, Edward Joshua
Cooper, Edward Joshua (1798–1863), astronomer and MP, was born in May 1798 at St Stephen's Green, Dublin, the eldest son of Edward Synge Cooper (1762–1830) of Markree castle, Co. Sligo, landowner and MP for Co. Sligo (1806–30), and his wife Anne, daughter of Henry Verelst,…...
Cooper, Joshua
Cooper, Joshua (1732–1800), landlord and MP, was born at Markree Castle, Collooney, Co. Sligo, eldest son of Joshua Cooper (c.1696–1757) of Markree, landlord and MP for Co. Sligo 1719–57, and his wife Mary, daughter of Henry Bingham (1688–1743), MP and…...
Coote, Charles
Coote, Charles (d. 1709), 3rd earl of Mountrath and lord justice, was born c.1655, son of Charles Coote, 2nd earl of Mountrath, and Alice, daughter of Sir Robert Meredith, chancellor of the exchequer in Ireland. His grandfather, also…...