Charles French (21 October 1851 – 27 October 1925) was a politician in

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, serving as Member of the

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. The eldest son of Charles French, 3rd Baron de Freyne by his wife Catherine Maree, French was born before his parents' marriage on 17 May 1854 and so was not eligible to succeed to the title of

Baron de Freyne Baron de Freyne, of Coolavin in the County of Sligo, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1851 for Arthur French, 1st Baron de Freyne, with remainder to his younger brothers John, Charles and Fitzstephen French. He ...

, which passed to his younger brother,

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, in 1868. He married Constance Eleanor Chichester on 21 January 1880. French was elected to represent

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in a Parliamentary by-election, 24 June 1873, and held the seat until the 1880 general election. He was High Sheriff of Roscommon in 1887.

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* * 1851 births 1925 deaths Politicians from County Roscommon 19th-century Irish people High sheriffs of Roscommon Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Roscommon constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1874–1880 {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub