King's County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| King's County | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | King's County |
King's County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. It corresponds with the modern County Offaly.
Members of Parliament[]
- 1585 Sir George Bouchier and Henry Waring [1]
- 1613–1615 Adam Loftus and Sir Francis Rushe [1]
- 1634–1635 Sir William Colley and Terence Coghlan [2]
- 1639–1649 John Coughlan and Sir William Parsons of Birr [3]
- 1661–1666 John Weaver and Henry Lestrange [1]
1689–1801[]
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | ||||||
| 1692 | Sir Francis Blundell, 3rd Bt | [4] | ||||
| 1707 | ||||||
| 1713 | John Moore | |||||
| 1741 | ||||||
| 1748 | ||||||
| 1757 | Sir William Parsons, 4th Bt | |||||
| 1768 | ||||||
| Denis Bowes Daly | ||||||
| 1791 | Sir Laurence Parsons, 5th Bt | Patriot | ||||
| 1801 | Replaced by Westminster constituency King's County | |||||
Notes[]
- ^ a b c Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 622.
- ^ Kearney, Hugh. Strafford in Ireland 1633-1641: A Study in Absolutism. p. 232.
- ^ McGrath, Brid (1998). "A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641". TARA - Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ from 1698 Sir William Parsons, 2nd Bt
References[]
- 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:
- Historic constituencies in County Offaly
- Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
- 1800 disestablishments in Ireland
- Constituencies disestablished in 1800