Charles Echlin (1682 – 26 March 1754) was an Irish Member of Parliament. He was the eldest son of John Echlin, eldest of the three sons of Robert Echlin of

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; his mother was Hester Godfrey, daughter of William Godfrey of

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. His uncles were the judge and

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Sir

Henry Echlin Sir Henry Echlin, 1st Baronet (1652–1725) was an Irish barrister, judge, and bibliophile. He was the first of the Echlin Baronets of Clonagh, County Kildare. Early life He was born at Ardquin, County Down, the second son of Robert Echlin. The E ...

and General Robert Echlin. The Echlin family had come to Ulster from

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in the early seventeenth century. He married Anna Knox, daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Knox of Dungannon. They had one son Thomas, who died young. He sat in the

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for

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from 1727 until his death.E. M. Johnston-Liik, ''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800'' (2006
page 86
Since his son had died young his estate passed to his brother Robert.

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1682 births 1754 deaths Irish MPs 1727–1760 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Tyrone constituencies {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub