Kinsale (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Kinsale
Former Borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created1334 (1334)
Abolished1800
Replaced byKinsale

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

History[]

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

Members of Parliament, 1559–1801[]

  • 1559, Jan.
  • 1585, April.
    • James Galwey, Esq., of Kinsale.
    • Philip Roche, Esq., of Kinsale.
  • 1613-1615
  • 1634-1635
    • James Roche
  • 1639-1641
    • Philip Roche Fitz-Richard
  • 1661-1666

1689–1801[]

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament
1692 Edward Southwell
1695
1703 William Southwell
1713 Edward Southwell
September 1725 [note 1]
1725
October 1731 Gervais Parker[note 2]
November 1731
1745
1761 John Folliott Edward Southwell
1765 Agmondisham Vesey
1768
1783
1790
1798
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Kinsale

Notes[]

  1. ^ Declared not duly elected in 1725
  2. ^ Declared not duly elected in 1731

References[]

  1. ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 501

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)
  • Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800., Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 1-903688-09-4
  • Tim Cadogan and Jeremiah Falvey, A Biographical Dictionary of Cork, 2006, Four Courts Press ISBN 1-84682-030-8
  • 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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