James Caulfeild, 8th Viscount Charlemont

James Edward Caulfeild, 8th Viscount Charlemont, PC (NI), DL (12 May 1880 – 20 August 1949) was an Irish Peer, elected to the British House of Lords as a Representative Peer and to the Parliament of Northern Ireland as a Senator. He sat in Stormont's upper house from 1925 to 1937 and was Minister for Education for all but the first of his years.

Lord Charlemont was born in London to an Irish family, son of the Hon. Marcus Caulfeild, CB, and Gwyn Williams (granddaughter of Sir Robert Williams, Bart.). Educated at Winchester, he married twice; firstly to Evelyn Hull of Park Gate House, Surrey and secondly in 1940 to Hildegarde Slock-Cottell of Belgium.

Lord Charlemont lived at Newcastle, County Down. He was the first President and co-founder of The Irish Association for Cultural, Economic and Social Relations.

He inherited the Viscountcy of Charlemont and Barony of Caulfeild from his uncle in 1913. Having no children, the titles passed on his death to his cousin.

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    Political offices
    Preceded by
    The Earl of Rosse
    Representative peer for Ireland
    1918–1949
    Office lapsed
    Preceded by
    The Marquess of Londonderry
    Minister of Education
    1926–1937
    Succeeded by
    John Hanna Robb
    Preceded by
    The Marquess of Londonderry
    Leader of the Senate of Northern Ireland
    1926–1937
    Succeeded by
    John Hanna Robb
    Peerage of Ireland
    Preceded by
    James Alfred Caulfeild
    Viscount Charlemont
    1913–1949
    Succeeded by
    Charles Edward St George Caulfeild
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