He was educated locally before finding employment in Dublin as a timekeeper and clerk.
Charlemont first played competitive football with the Young Irelands club.
He won five county senior championship medals with the club between 1891 and 1896.
Young Irelands represented Dublin in the championship, with Charlemont making his inter-county debut during the 1891 championship.
As the regular goalkeeper over the following four seasons, he won three All-Ireland medals during that time - the first goalkeeper to reach that milestone.
Charlemont also won three Leinster medals.
Charlemont died from tuberculosis on 13 August 1907.