Dundalk (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Dundalk
Former Borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created1264 (1264)
Abolished1801
Replaced byDundalk

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
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[]

  1. ^ Also elected for Antrim Borough in 1761, for which he chose to sit
  2. ^ Also elected for Monaghan Borough in 1768, for which he chose to sit

References[]

  1. ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 502
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 626.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b https://www.jstor.org/stable/27729225?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
  4. ^ 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. |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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