Sir Capel Molyneux, 3rd Baronet PC (Ire) (1717 – August 1797) was an Irish politician.
Capel was the son of Sir Thomas Molyneux, 1st Baronet and Catherine Howard. In 1738 succeeded his brother (Daniel to the title of Baronet and to all the estates except Castle Dillon, which he did not inherit until 1759, when the former wife of his late first cousin died.
Capel graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1737 and received an honorary LLD in 1768. He was appointed High Sheriff of Armagh in 1744[1] and sat for Clogher in the Irish House of Commons from 1761 to 1768. Subsequently he represented Dublin University to 1776 and then again for Clogher to 1783. He was invested to the Privy Council of Ireland in 1776.
His first marriage was in 1747 to Elizabeth East, sister of Sir William East, 1st Baronet, they had two sons, of whom only the second, Capel, survived to adulthood. In 1757 his first wife died and in 1766 he married Elizabeth, a daughter of Lt. Gen. John Aldercron, formerly Commander in Chief in the East Indies. By her he had two sons, Thomas and John.
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Vincent Nehemiah Nixon Donnellan |
Member of Parliament for Clogher 1761 – 1768 With: Samuel Lowe 1761–1765 William Moore 1765–1768 |
Succeeded by John Staples William Moore |
| Preceded by William Clement Philip Tisdall |
Member of Parliament for Dublin University 1768 – 1776 With: Philip Tisdall |
Succeeded by Richard Hely-Hutchinson Walter Burgh |
| Preceded by John Staples William Moore |
Member of Parliament for Clogher 1776 – 1783 With: Thomas St George |
Succeeded by Sackville Hamilton Thomas St George |
| Baronetage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Daniel Molyneux |
Baronet (of Castle Dillon) 1733 - 1797 |
Succeeded by Capel Molyneux |