Sir Charles Phillip Vinchon Des Voeux, 1st Baronet (died 24 August 1814) was an Irish politician. Des Voeux was the son of Martin Anthony Vinchon de Bacquencourt, who had assumed the surname of Des Voeux after leaving France to settle in Ireland having abandoned the

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faith. Des Voeux made a fortune in India before returning to Ireland and representing

Carlow Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2016 census, it had a combined urban and rural population of 24,272. The River Barrow flows through the town and forms the historic bounda ...

in the

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between 1783 and 1790. On 1 September 1787 he was created a

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, of Indiaville in the

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. He represented Carlingford in the Irish Commons from 1790 to 1797.E. M. Johnston-Liik
''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''
(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.84 (Retrieved 5 April 2020). He was succeeded in his title by his son, also called Charles. Des Voeux was the grandfather of

William Des Vœux Sir George William Des Vœux (22 September 1834 – 15 December 1909) was a British colonial administrator who served as governor of Fiji (1880–1885), Newfoundland (1886–1887), and Hong Kong (1887–1891). Early life Des Vœux was born as ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Des Voeux, Charles, 1st Baronet Year of birth unknown 1814 deaths Irish MPs 1783–1790 Irish MPs 1790–1797 Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Carlow constituencies Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Louth constituencies Des Voeux family