Chidley Coote MP (abt. 1608 - 1668)

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Died 19 Nov 1668 at about age 60 in Kilmallock, Co. Limerick, Ireland

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Biography

Birth

Chidley was the seconf son of Charles Coote 1st Bt. MP and Dorothea (Cuffe) Coote.

Career

"Chidley Coote, of Killester, near Dublin, Esq, who in the beginning of the rebellion lived at Eglish, in King's county, was an officer in the army raised to suppress its progress, and became serjeant-major to the Lord Esmond. He was very instrumental in preserving the Protestants in the King's county, and no less active in defeating the designs of the Irish, in their attempt to take the castle of Birr, until its surrender to General Preston, 20 January 1642. After the death of K. Charles, he commanded a regiment of horse, under Cromwell, and 13 September 1650, was sent to reduce Dunkalk, which he did the next morning, the place being quitted by the Marquess of Ormond's forces, and placed a small garrison there, under the command of Major Ponsonby: For his services and arrears in which stations he had land assigned him after the restoration in Kerry, 9 February 1660, he was colonel of a regiment of foot, pursuant to privy seal, 13 December, and represented the Queen's county and that of Galway in parliament."^[1]

Marriage

He married Alice or Anne, only daughter of Sir Thomas Phillips; they had four children, two sons and two daughters.

Death

Chidley died on 19 November 1668 and is buried 21st at St Audoens.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ De Vlieger, Rev. A. “Historical and Genealogical Records of the Coote Family”, Lausanne: Bridel, 1900, Page 20-21
2. ↑ Added by Des Lynch on 12 October 2019

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