Gowran (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Gowran
Former borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created1609 (1609)
Abolished1800
Seats2
Replaced byDisenfranchised

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

History[]

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

Members of Parliament, 1609–1801[]

  • 1613–1615 John Swayne and Thomas Stanton [2]
  • 1634–1635 John Hackett and James Kealy [2]
  • 1639–1649 Sir Patrick Wemyss and Peter Butler (Butler resigned and replaced 1641 by Piers Crosbie)[2]
  • 1661–1666 William Warden of Burnchurch and John Powell [3]

1689–1801[]

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament
1689 Robert Fielding
1692
1695
1703 Robert Maude[note 1]
November 1713 Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Bt[note 2] James Agar[note 3]
1713
November 1715
1715
1725
1727 Henry Agar
1747 James Agar
1753 James Agar
1761 William Henry Burton
1768 Hon. John Ponsonby[note 4] James Agar[note 4]
1769 Arthur Browne Henry Prittie
1776 James Agar John Butler
1777 Sir Boyle Roche, 1st Bt
October 1783 Hon. Henry Welbore Agar[note 5]
1783 George Burdett
1790
1798 George Bunbury George Burdett
1800 Henry Verney Lovett Darby
1801 Constituency disenfranchised

Notes[]

  1. ^ Created a baronet in 1705
  2. ^ Also elected for Kilkenny City in 1713, for which he chose to sit
  3. ^ Also elected for Callan in 1715, for which he chose to sit
  4. ^ a b Also elected for Kilkenny County in 1768, for which he chose to sit
  5. ^ Also elected for Kilkenny County in 1783, for which he chose to sit

References[]

  1. ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 502.
  2. ^ a b c McGrath, Brid (24 October 1998). "A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640–1641". hdl:2262/77206 – via www.tara.tcd.ie.
  3. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 621.

Bibliography[]

  • O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-1927-0. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
  • Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.

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