Charles Delafaye Explained

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.

Notes and References

1. http://www.ancestryireland.com/family-records/biographies-of-the-members-of-the-irish-parliament/?search1=&search2=Delafaye&search3=&submit=Search Search Ulster Historical Foundation - Biographies of Members of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800
2. Book: Moody . T. W. . Martin . F. X. . Byrne . F. J. . Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II . 1984 . Oxford University Press . A New History of Ireland . IX . Oxford . 0-19-821745-5 . 530.
3. Web site: Fellow details. Royal Society. 28 February 2017.