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Charles Delafaye

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Charles Delafaye (1677 – 11 December 1762) was Member of the Parliament of Ireland for Belturbet from 1715 to 1727[1] and Chief Secretary to the Earl of Galway and the Duke of Grafton who held joint Governorship. Delafaye shared his that role with Martin Bladen.[2]

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1725.[3] He was appointed a Clerk of the Signet from 1728 to 1747.

He died in 1762 at the age of 85 at his home in Wichbury, near Salisbury.

References

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  1. ^ Search Ulster Historical Foundation - Biographies of Members of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800
  2. ^ Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J., eds. (1984). Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II. A New History of Ireland. Vol. IX. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 530. ISBN 0-19-821745-5.
  3. ^ "Fellow details". Royal Society. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
Political offices
Preceded by Chief Secretary for Ireland
1715–1717
With: Martin Bladen
Succeeded by
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Belturbet
1715–1727
With: Brinsley Butler
Hon. Humphrey Butler
Succeeded by