Hillsborough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Coordinates: 54°27′51″N 6°04′34″W / 54.4643°N 6.076°W / 54.4643; -6.076

Hillsborough
Former constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created1662 (1662)
Abolished1800
Seats2
Replaced byDisenfranchised

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

History[]

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

Members of Parliament, 1662–1801[]

1689–1801[]

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1689 Hillsborough was not represented in the Patriot Parliament
1692
1695 Michael Hill
1703 [note 1] Samuel Waring
1703 William Richardson
1713 Trevor Hill
1715 Arthur Hill
1727
1733 [note 2]
1761 Arthur Trevor
1771 Charles Powell Leslie I
1776 [note 3]
1777
1788 Robert Johnson
January 1800 Chichester Fortescue
February 1800
1801 Disenfranchised

Notes[]

  1. ^ Also elected for Kildare County in 1703, for which he chose to sit
  2. ^ Created a baronet in 1758
  3. ^ Also elected for Blessington in 1776, for which he chose to sit

References[]

  1. ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 501.
  2. ^ 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. vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7. {{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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