Bangor (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Coordinates: 54°39′18″N 5°40′30″W / 54.655°N 5.675°W / 54.655; -5.675

Bangor
Former constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created1613 (1613)
Abolished1800
Replaced byDisenfranchised

Bangor was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

History[]

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Bangor was not represented.[1]

Members of Parliament, 1613–1801[]

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1613 Edward Brabazon John Dalway[2]
1634 Malby Brabazon Arthur Bassett[2]
1639 John Hamilton James Hamilton[2]
1661 William Conyngham Thomas Boyd (expelled 1665)[3]
1689 Bangor was not represented in the Patriot Parliament
1692 Francis Annesley David Campbell
1695
1698
1707
1713
1715 Michael Ward[note 1] [note 2]
1716
November 1727 Michael Ward
1727 Sir Robert Maude, 1st Bt
1751 Mathew Forde
1761
1767 John Parnell
1768 Bernard Ward[note 3] John Blackwood[note 4]
1771 Hon. Nicholas Ward
1776 [note 5] Hon. Edward Ward[note 6]
1778
1783 Richard Magenis
1790 Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Bt Sir John Parnell, 2nd Bt[note 7]
1791 John Keane
1798 Hon. Robert Ward John Stewart
1801 Disenfranchised

Notes[]

  1. ^ Also elected for Down in 1715, for which he chose to sit
  2. ^ Also elected for Newry in 1715, for which he chose to sit
  3. ^ Also elected for Down in 1768, for which he chose to sit
  4. ^ Succeeded as 2nd Baronet in 1774
  5. ^ Also elected for Callan in 1776, for which he chose to sit
  6. ^ Also elected for Down in 1783, for which he chose to sit
  7. ^ Also elected for Queen's County in 1790, for which he chose to sit

References[]

  1. ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 501.
  2. ^ a b c McGrath, Brid (24 October 1998). "A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641" – via www.tara.tcd.ie.
  3. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 613.

Bibliography[]

  • O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7. {{cite book}}: |volume= 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.
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