Dundalk (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Dundalk | |
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Former Borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1264 |
Abolished | 1801 |
Replaced by | Dundalk |
Dundalk was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801.
History[]
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Dundalk was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1264–1801[]
- 1560: Christopher More and Patrick Stanley [2]
- 1585: Richard Bellew, Thomas Bathe and John Monye [2]
- 1613–1615: William Cashell and Richard Ellis [3]
- 1634–1635: Peter Clynton and Oliver Cashell [3]
- 1639–1649: Oliver Cashell (expelled and replaced 1642 by Francis Moore. Moore died and replaced 1644 by John Hatch) and Nicholas Smyth (died and replaced 1644 by John Stoyte)[2]
- 1661–1666: Wolstan Dixie [4] and Nicholas Combes [2]
1689–1801[]
Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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1689 Patriot Parliament | ||||||
1692 | ||||||
1695 | Kilner Brasier | |||||
1703 | ||||||
1707 | ||||||
1713 | Henry Brooke | |||||
1715 | James Hamilton | |||||
1719 | ||||||
1721 | ||||||
1727 | Thomas Fortescue | |||||
1728 | John Hamilton | |||||
1757 | James Fortescue | |||||
May 1761 | [note 1] | |||||
1761 | ||||||
1768 | William Henry Fortescue[note 2] | |||||
1769 | ||||||
1771 | ||||||
1776 | ||||||
1781 | ||||||
1783 | Viscount Jocelyn | |||||
1798 | ||||||
1799 | ||||||
1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Dundalk |
Notes[]
- ^ Also elected for Antrim Borough in 1761, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also elected for Monaghan Borough in 1768, for which he chose to sit
References[]
- ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 502
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 626.
- ^ Jump up to: a b https://www.jstor.org/stable/27729225?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
- ^ Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students ..., Volume 1. p. 46.
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.
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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.
Categories:
- Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
- Dundalk
- Historic constituencies in County Louth
- 1264 establishments in Ireland
- 1800 disestablishments in Ireland
- Constituencies established in 1264
- Constituencies disestablished in 1800