Charles Delafaye (1677 – 11 December 1762) was Member of the Parliament of Ireland for Belturbet from 1715 to 1727 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.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1725. 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
- Search Ulster Historical Foundation - Biographies of Members of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800
- 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.
- "Fellow details". Royal Society. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
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| Preceded byJoseph Addison | Chief Secretary for Ireland 1715–1717 With: Martin Bladen |
Succeeded byEdward Webster |
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
| Preceded byTheophilus Butler Brinsley Butler |
Member of Parliament for Belturbet 1715–1727 With: Brinsley Butler Hon. Humphrey Butler |
Succeeded byThomas Butler Hon. Humphrey Butler |
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