Downpatrick (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Coordinates: 54°19′26″N 5°42′11″W / 54.324°N 5.703°W / 54.324; -5.703

Downpatrick
Former constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created1586 (1586)
Abolished1800
Replaced byDownpatrick

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

History[]

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

Members of Parliament, 1586–1801[]

  • 1613-1615: Richard Wingfield, 1st Viscount Powerscourt and Richard West [2]
  • 1634–1635: Edward Kynaston (died 1634) and William Billingsly [2]
  • 1639–1649: Mark Trevor and William Billingsly [2]
  • 1661–1666: Nicholas Ward and Daniel O'Neill [2]

1689–1801[]

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1689 Downpatrick was not represented in the Patriot Parliament
1692
1695 Francis Annesley[note 1]
1703
1705
1713 Francis Annesley
1715 Thomas Medlycott
1727 Edward Southwell
1755 Bowen Southwell
1761 Hon. Francis Charles Annesley
1771
1776 Hon. Robert Henry Southwell
1783 Hon. Hercules Rowley[note 2]
October 1783
1790
1798 Josias Rowley
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Downpatrick

Notes[]

  1. ^ Expelled in 1703
  2. ^ Also elected for Antrim County in 1783, for which he chose to sit

References[]

  1. ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 501
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 612.

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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