Killybegs (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Killybegs | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1616 |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
Killybegs was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
History[]
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Killybegs was not represented.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1616–1801[]
1689–1801[]
- 1634–1635 Thomas Tallys and James Galbraith[2]
- 1639–1649 Edward Tarleton and Thomas Tallys [2]
- 1661 Sir Robert Murray and William Knight (sat for Belfast - replaced by Thomas Burton. Burton AWOL-replaced 1665 by Sir John Lyndon) [2]
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 | Killybegs was not represented in the Patriot Parliament | |||||
| 1692 | Henry Conyngham | |||||
| 1695 | ||||||
| 1703 | ||||||
| 1710 | ||||||
| 1713 | ||||||
| 1715 | Charles Vane | |||||
| 1719 | ||||||
| 1727 | Henry Conyngham | |||||
| 1739 | Leslie Corry | |||||
| 1741 | ||||||
| 1749 | ||||||
| 1753 | Francis Pierpoint Burton | |||||
| 1761 | William Gerard Hamilton | |||||
| 1768 | [note 1] | Thomas Allan | ||||
| 1776 | William Burton[note 2] | |||||
| 1777 | John Knox[note 3] | |||||
| October 1783 | William Burton Conyngham | James FitzGerald[note 4] | Patriot | |||
| 1783 | ||||||
| May 1790 | Francis Nathaniel Burton[note 5] | |||||
| 1790 | Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Bt | |||||
| January 1798 | Francis Nathaniel Burton[note 6] | Richard Archdall | ||||
| 1798 | ||||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes[]
- ^ Created a baronet in 1775
- ^ Also elected for Ennis in 1776, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Styles as The Honourable from 1781
- ^ Also elected for Tulsk in 1783, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also elected for Clare in 1790, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also elected for Clare in 1798, for which he chose to sit
References[]
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 501.
- ^ a b c 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.
Categories:
- Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
- Historic constituencies in County Donegal
- 1616 establishments in Ireland
- 1800 disestablishments in Ireland
- Constituencies established in 1616
- Constituencies disestablished in 1800