Killyleagh (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Killyleagh | |
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Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1613 |
Abolished | 1800 |
Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
Killyleagh was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. It was named for the village of Killyleagh.
History[]
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Killyleagh was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1613–1801[]
- 1613–1615 Sir Edward Trevor and John Hamilton [2]
- 1634–1635 Paul Reynolds and John Hamilton [3]
- 1639–1649 Paul Reynolds and George Nettleton [3]
- 1661–1666 Colyn Maxwell and John Swadlyn [3]
1689–1801[]
Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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1689 Patriot Parliament | ||||||
1692 | Sir Patrick Dun | |||||
1695 | ||||||
1703 | ||||||
1713 | ||||||
1715 | ||||||
1725 | ||||||
1727 | ||||||
1739 | ||||||
1761 | Bernard Ward[note 1] | John Congreve | ||||
1761 | John Blackwood | |||||
1768 | Viscount Ikerrin | Sir Archibald Acheson, 6th Bt[note 2] | ||||
1769 | ||||||
1774 | ||||||
1776 | Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Bt | Robert Blackwood | ||||
1788 | James Stevenson Blackwood[note 3] | |||||
1790 | Hon. Robert Ward | |||||
1798 | Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Bt | |||||
1799 | Hans Blackwood | |||||
1800 | ||||||
1801 | Disenfranchised |
Notes[]
- ^ Also elected for Down in 1761, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also elected for Armagh County in 1768, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Succeeded as 3rd Baronet in 1799
References[]
- ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 501
- ^ http://www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/77206
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 613.
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.
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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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- Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
- Historic constituencies in County Down
- 1613 establishments in Ireland
- 1800 disestablishments in Ireland
- Constituencies established in 1613
- Constituencies disestablished in 1800