Tenure 1767—1800 Other titles Baron Coote | Name Charles 1st | |
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Born Charles Coote6 April 1738 ( 1738-04-06 ) Cause of death Inflammation of the lungs Offices Joint Postmaster General of Ireland Spouse(s) Lady Emily Maria Margaret FitzGerald Issue Charles: died 1786MaryPrudentiaEmilyLouisa Parents Charles Coote, 2nd Baron Castle Coote | ||
Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont KB PC(I) (6 April 1738 – 20 October 1800) was an Irish peer. He held the political position as one of joint Postmasters General of Ireland.
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Life
Charles was the son of Charles Coote MP (1695–1750) and Prudence Geering of Cootehill, County Cavan was born 6 April 1738 and baptised six days later.
He was wounded while fighting a duel with the Marquis Townshend on 2 February 1773.
Coote was the representative for County Cavan in the Irish House of Commons from 1761–66.
He married Lady Emily Maria Margaret FitzGerald, the daughter of James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster and Emily FitzGerald, Duchess of Leinster, in Blackrock on 20 August 1774. The couple had five children: one son, Charles, who died in 1786, and four daughters, Mary, Prudentia, Emily and Louisa.
Between 1789 and 1797 he was one of the joint Postmasters General of Ireland with Charles Loftus, 1st Marquess of Ely.