Background
He was born in Strabane on 14 May 1735 to Oliver McCausland and Anne Jane Hamilton of Strabane.
He was born in Strabane on 14 May 1735 to Oliver McCausland and Anne Jane Hamilton of Strabane.
McCausland represented County Donegal in the Parliament of Ireland from 1768 to 1776. He died in November 1804, aged 69. They had 3 children: Oliver (born 6 November 1767), William (born 1759) and Catherine (born 1761).