James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont


James Molyneux Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont KP was an Irish politician and peer.
He was the son of Hon. Henry Caulfeild, younger son of James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont, and Elizabeth Margaret Browne. Charlemont was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was appointed High Sheriff of Armagh for 1842 and held the office of Liberal Member of Parliament for County Armagh between 1847 and 1857. He was Lord Lieutenant of County Armagh between 1849 and 1864.
He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Charlemont, amongst the other peerages, on 26 December 1863 on the death of his uncle Francis. He was Lord Lieutenant of County Tyrone between 1864 and 1892 and was made a Knight of St Patrick on 28 December 1865.
Lord Charlemont married on two occasions;
He had no issue and the title died with him.
He died in Biarritz, France, and was buried in St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh.