Killyleagh (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Coordinates: 54°24′04″N 5°38′56″W / 54.401°N 5.649°W / 54.401; -5.649

Killyleagh
Former constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created1613 (1613)
Abolished1800
Replaced byDisenfranchised

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
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[]

  1. ^ Also elected for Down in 1761, for which he chose to sit
  2. ^ Also elected for Armagh County in 1768, for which he chose to sit
  3. ^ Succeeded as 3rd Baronet in 1799

References[]

  1. ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 501
  2. ^ http://www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/77206
  3. ^ 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. |volume= 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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