James Caulfeild, 3rd Viscount Charlemont

James Caulfeild, 3rd Viscount Charlemont (29 July 1682 – 21 April 1734) was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer.

Early life Caulfeild was the eldest son, of five sons and seven daughters, born to the former Anne Margetson and William Caulfeild, 2nd Viscount Charlemont. Among his siblings was Thomas Caulfeild, the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia.

His paternal grandparents were William Caulfeild, 1st Viscount Charlemont and Hon. Sarah Moore (a daughter of the 2nd Viscount Moore). His mother was the only daughter of Anne ( Bennett) Margetson and James Margetson, Archbishop of Armagh.

He was educated at Trinity College Dublin, graduating with a bachelor of arts in 1702 and with a master of arts in 1704.

Career He was the Member of Parliament for Charlemont in the Irish House of Commons from 1703 to 1705, before representing the seat again from 1713 to 1726. On 21 July 1726 he inherited his father's viscountcy and assumed his seat in the Irish House of Lords.

James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont (1728–1799), who married Mary Hickman, daughter of Thomas Hickman of Brickhill, in 1768.