Longford County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Longford County
Former County constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created ()
Abolished1800
Replaced byLongford

Longford County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1585 to 1800. The area is in County Longford. Between 1725 and 1793, Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.

Members of Parliament[]

1585–1666[]

Election First member Second member
1585 Faghny O'Ferrall William O'Ferrall
1613 Connell O'Ferrall John O'Ferrall
1634 Roger Ferrall Faghny Ferrall
1639 Sir James Dillon
(enobled, replaced 1646 by Sir Francis Edgeworth) 		Faghny McRosse Ferrall
(died, replaced 1646 by Sir Robert Newcomen)
1661 Henry Sankey Adam Molyneux

1689 (Patriot Parliament)[]

Election First member Second member
1689 Roger Farrell Robert Farrell

1692–1801[]

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1692 Sir Robert Newcomen, 6th Bt
1695
1703
1713
1715
1735 Sir Arthur Newcomen, 7th Bt
1739
1758 Henry Gore
1759 Sir Thomas Newcomen, 8th Bt
1761 John Gore
1765 Ralph Fetherston Hon. Edward Pakenham
1766
1768 Henry Gore
1775 Laurence Harman Harman
1790 Sir William Gleadowe-Newcomen, 1st Bt
1793
1796 Sir Thomas Fetherston, 2nd Bt
1801 Replaced by Westminster constituency Longford

References[]

  • 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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