Charles Coote, 2nd Earl of Mountrath (c.1630 – 30 August 1672) was an

Anglo-Irish Anglo-Irish people () denotes an ethnic, social and religious grouping who are mostly the descendants and successors of the English Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland. They mostly belong to the Anglican Church of Ireland, which was the State rel ...

politician and peer. Coote was the son of

Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Mountrath Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Mountrath ( 1609 – 18 December 1661) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician from County Roscommon. A strong advocate of the Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland, he fought for Parliament and the Commonwealth in the 16 ...

and Mary Ruish, daughter of Sir Francis Ruish. He was knighted in 1660. Between April and December 1661 he briefly served as the Member of Parliament for Roscommon County in the

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, before inheriting his father's title and assuming his seat in the

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. In 1662 Coote was granted a general pardon by

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for his support of

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. In 1662 he received a commission as a captain of foot in the

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. Coote married Alice Meredyth, daughter of Sir Robert Meredyth, in June 1653. He was succeeded in his title by his only son, Charles Coote. His daughter, Anne, married

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