Francis Cuffe ( – 26 December 1694) was an Irish politician. Cuffe was educated at

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."Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860,

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, p. 199: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935. He sat in the

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from 1692 to 1693, as a Member of Parliament for

County Mayo County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the Taxus baccata, yew trees") is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Conn ...

. He was also elected in 1692 for

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, but chose to sit for Mayo. He was the son of Sir James Cuffe (died 1678) and Alice Aungier. Some time between 1682 and 1687 he married Honora Boyle, daughter of Rev. Michael Boyle,

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, and his second wife Mary O'Brien, and widow of the 3rd Earl of Ardglass. Their children included

Michael Cuffe Michael Cuffe (1694 – 24 July 1744) was an Irish Member of Parliament. The son of Francis Cuffe by his wife Honora, daughter of Archbishop Michael Boyle, his paternal grandmother was the sister of Francis Aungier, 1st Earl of Longford. M ...

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1654 births Year of birth uncertain 1694 deaths Irish MPs 1692–1693 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Mayo constituencies Alumni of Trinity College Dublin {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub