Donegal County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Donegal
Former County constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created ()
Abolished1800
Replaced byDonegal

Donegal County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800. The county received two seats at Westminster thereafter.

History[]

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Donegal County was not represented.[1] Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.

Members of Parliament[]

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1613 Sir John Vaughan[2] [2]
1634
1639 Sir Ralph Gore Sir Paul Davys[2]
1656 Sir Tristram Beresford, 1st Baronet Thomas Newburgh
1661 Sir Charles Hamilton[3] Richard Perkins[2]
1689 Donegal County was not represented in the Patriot Parliament
1692 Gustavus Hamilton
1695 Henry Conyngham
1707 Frederick Hamilton[note 1] Whig
1713 Sir Ralph Gore, 4th Bt Whig
1716 The Hon. Gustavus Hamilton
1727 Alexander Montgomery
1730 The Hon. Henry Hamilton
1735
1741 Sir St George Gore-St George, 5th Bt
1743
Sir Ralph Gore, 6th Bt
Robert Clements
John McCausland Alexander Montgomery Patriot
Robert Clements
1783 Henry Vaughan Brooke
1800 Viscount Sudley
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Donegal

Notes[]

  1. ^ Styled as The Honourable from 1715

References[]

  1. ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 501
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 611.
  3. ^ MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800

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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