Armagh County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Coordinates: 54°20′53″N 6°39′22″W / 54.348°N 6.656°W
Armagh County | |
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Former county constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
county | County Armagh |
Province | Ulster |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1585[1] |
Abolished | 1800 |
Seats | 2 |
Replaced by | Armagh County |
Armagh County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons, the house of representatives of the Kingdom of Ireland, until 1800.
History[]
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Armagh County was represented with two members.[2]
Members of Parliament[]
Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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1612 | Tobias Caulfeild | John Bourchier | ||||
1613 | Sir Francis Annesley | |||||
1634 | Sir Faithful Fortescue | George Radcliffe | ||||
1639 | Sir Faithful Fortescue | William Brownlow | ||||
1661 | Edward Richardson | |||||
1689 Patriot Parliament | Arthur Brownlow | |||||
1692 | William Richardson | |||||
1695 | Sir Nicholas Acheson, 4th Bt | |||||
1703 | ||||||
1711 | William Brownlow | |||||
1713 | Robert Cope | Tory | ||||
1715 | William Richardson | |||||
1727 | Robert Cope | Tory | ||||
1739 | William Richardson | |||||
1753 | William Brownlow | |||||
1758 | Francis Caulfeild | |||||
1761 | Sir Archibald Acheson, 6th Bt | |||||
1776 | Thomas Dawson | |||||
1783 | William Richardson | |||||
1795 | William Brownlow | |||||
1798 | Hon. Archibald Acheson | Viscount Caulfeild | ||||
1799 | Robert Camden Cope | |||||
1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Armagh County |
References[]
- ^ Moody, T.W.; Martin, F.X.; Byrne, F.J. (1991). Early Modern Ireland, 1534-1691. Oxford University Press. p. 166. ISBN 9780198202424.Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae Asservatarum Repertorium (Repertory of the Inquisitions of the Chancery of Ireland) Volume II, page xix 'An Order for the division, setting out and appoyntinge of the boundes, lymytts and circuits of sixe severall sheires or countyes within the pvince of Ulster within this realme of Ireland, viz. the countye of Tyron, the countye of Donnyngall, the countye of Fermanaghe, the countye of Colrane, the countye of Armaghe and the countye of Monohon ... the firste of September anno dei 1585, annoque d[omi]n[a]e Regin[a]e Elizabeth', 27mo'
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 500.
Bibliography[]
- O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-1927-0.
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has extra text (help) - Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
Categories:
- Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
- Historic constituencies in County Armagh
- 1800 disestablishments in Ireland
- Constituencies disestablished in 1800