Carrick (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Carrick
Former borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created1614 (1614)
Abolished1800
Seats2
Replaced byDisenfranchised

Carrick (also known as Carrigdrumruske or Carrick-on-Shannon Borough) was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1614 to 1800. It returned two members.

Boundaries and Boundary Changes[]

This constituency was the borough of Carrick-on-Shannon in County Leitrim.

History[]

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Carrick was not represented.[1] Under the terms of the Act of Union 1800, the constituency was disenfranchised and abolished.

Members of Parliament, 1614–1801[]

  • 1613–1615 Maurice Griffith and Thomas Bellot [2]
  • 1639–1649 Sir George St George and John Jackson [2]
  • 1661–1666 Richard Barrett and Thomas Carr [2]

1689–1801[]

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1689 Carrick was not represented in the Patriot Parliament
1692 Owen Wynne
August 1695 [note 1]
1695
1703 Sir George St George Oliver St George
1713
1714
1715 John Ussher
1741 St George St George
1755 John Pomeroy
1761 Robert French
1763 Dudley Alexander Sydney Cosby
1768 Robert Clements[note 2]
1776 Nathaniel Clements
1777
1777
1781
October 1783 Hon. Thomas Pelham George Sandford[note 3]
1783
1790 Hon. Nathaniel Clements[note 4][note 5]
1794 Nathaniel Sneyd
1798
1800
1801 Disenfranchised

Notes[]

  1. ^ Also elected for Galway Borough in 1695, for which he chose to sit
  2. ^ Also elected for Donegal County in 1776, for which he chose to sit
  3. ^ Also elected for Roscommon Borough in 1783, for which he chose to sit
  4. ^ Styled as Viscount Clements from 1795
  5. ^ Also elected for Leitrim in 1798, for which he chose to sit

References[]

  1. ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 503
  2. ^ a b c Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 622.

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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