Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Mountrath was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician from County Roscommon. A strong advocate of the Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland, he fought for Parliament and the Commonwealth in the 1641 to 1652 Irish Confederate Wars. Coote also sat as an MP, and held various senior administrative posts, including Lord President of Connaught.
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland, Member of the Privy Council of Ireland
- Born
- 1610
- Died
- 1661, December 18, 1661
