Cavan County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Cavan
Former county constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
CountyCounty Cavan
ProvinceUlster
Former constituency
Created ()
Abolished1800
Seats2
Replaced byCavan

Cavan County was a constituency representing County Cavan in the Irish House of Commons, the lower house in the Irish Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland from 1611 to 1800.

Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.

History[]

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Cavan County was represented with two members.[1]

Members of Parliament[]

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1585 Philip Reilly Edmund Reilly[2]
1613 Sir Oliver Lambart Sir John Fishe[2]
1634 Sir Stephen Butler Lucas Dillon[2]
1639 Colonel Philip O'Reilly (expelled 1642) Robert Bailey[2]
1661 Thomas Coote[3]
1689 Patriot Parliament Philip Reyley John Reyly
1692 Robert Saunderson[a]
1697
Theophilus Butler
1713 Robert Saunderson
Brockhill Newburgh
Charles Coote I John Maxwell
1751 Hon. Brinsley Butler[b]
1756 Hon. Barry Maxwell
1761 Charles Coote II
1766
Hon. Barry Maxwell George Montgomery Patriot
1780 Hon. John James Maxwell
1783
1788 John Maxwell[c]
1788 Francis Saunderson
1793 Viscount Maxwell
1800 Nathaniel Sneyd
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Cavan
Notes
  1. ^ Expelled in 1696.
  2. ^ Styled as Lord Newtown-Butler from 1756.
  3. ^ Declared not duly elected in 1788.

Elections[]

General Election 1761: Cavan County[4]
19 May
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Hon. Brinsley Butler 506
Charles Coote II 466
George Montgomery 436
Hon. Barry Maxwell 467

References[]

  1. ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 501.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d http://www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/77206
  3. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 607.
  4. ^ Ulster Historical Foundation: County Cavan

Bibliography[]

  • O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7. |volume= has extra text (help)
  • Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commonscites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
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