Kilkenny City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Kilkenny City
Former constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created ()
Abolished1800
Seats2
Replaced byKilkenny City

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

History[]

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

Members of Parliament[]

  • 1374 William de Karlell
  • 1374 John de Karlell
  • 1450 John Chevir
  • 1560 Robert Shee and Walter Archer [2]
  • 1585 John Rothe of Rothe House and Ellice Shee [2]
  • 1613–1615 Patrick Archer and Nicholas Langton [2]
  • 1634–1635 Robert Shee and David Rothe [2]
  • 1639–1649 Peter Rothe and Henry Archer [2]
  • 1661–1666 Abel Warren (expelled and replaced 1665 by Sir Thomas Longville) and Thomas Evans [3]

1689–1801[]

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament
1692
1695 Standish Hartstonge (died 1704)
1703 Sir Thomas Smyth, 2nd Bt
1705 Viscount Tunbridge
1711 Sir Redmond Everard, 4th Bt
1713 Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Bt [note 1]
November 1715
1715 Maurice Cuffe
1721 Edward Warren
1727 John Blunden
1748
1752 William Evans Morres[note 2]
1761 John Blunden[note 3]
1768 [note 4]
1776
1777
May 1778 [note 5]
July 1778 Gervase Parker Bushe
1783 William Cuffe John Butler
1792
1793
March 1796 Hon. James Wandesford Butler
1796
1798 Thomas Kavanagh
1799
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Kilkenny City

Notes[]

  1. ^ Declared not duly elected in 1715
  2. ^ Created a baronet in 1758
  3. ^ Created a baronet in 1766
  4. ^ Succeeded ad 2nd Baronet in 1774
  5. ^ Declared not duly elected in 1778

References[]

  1. ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 502.
  2. ^ a b c d e McGrath, Brid (24 October 1998). A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640–1641 (thesis). Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History. hdl:2262/77206 – via www.tara.tcd.ie.
  3. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 620.

Bibliography[]

  • O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-1927-0. |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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