Colonel John Caulfeild (1661–1707), styled The Honourable from birth, was an

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soldier and politician. He was the fourth son of the 1st Viscount Charlemont and his wife Hon. Sarah Moore, second daughter of

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. Caulfield was educated at

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and was appointed

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of Charlemont in 1697. From 1703 to 1707, he was

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(MP) for Charlemont. Caulfeild was married to Sydney Somerville, daughter of James Somerville. They had a son and a daughter.

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1661 births 1707 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin

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