Midleton (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Midleton | |
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Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1671 |
Abolished | 1800 |
Replaced by | Disenfranchised. |
Midleton was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. Incorporated by Charter, 1671 whereby it was granted to with a Corporation sovereign, two bailiffs and 12 burgesses. It was disenfranchised at the Act of Union and compensation of £15,000 paid to Viscount Midleton.
Boundaries and Boundary Changes[]
This constituency was based in the town of Midleton in County Cork.
Members of Parliament[]
Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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1689 Patriot Parliament | ||||||
1692 | Thomas Brodrick | Hon. Henry Petty | ||||
August 1695 | Francis Brewster | |||||
1695 | Charles Oliver | |||||
1703 | ||||||
1707 | Henry Boyle | |||||
1713 | Jephson Busteed | |||||
1715 | Thomas Brodrick | |||||
1727 | Richard Bettesworth | Eaton Stannard | ||||
1741 | William Annesley | |||||
1755 | James Hamilton[1] | |||||
1758 | ||||||
1759 | Francis Andrews | |||||
1761 | ||||||
1768 | ||||||
1776 | ||||||
1783 | ||||||
1794 | ||||||
1798 | ||||||
1799 | John Francis Cradock | |||||
1800 | Hon. Richard Annesley | |||||
1801 | Constituency disenfranchised |
Notes[]
- ^ from 1756 James Hamilton, Viscount Limerick
Elections[]
- 1692
- 1695
- 1703
- 1707
- 1713
- 1715
- 1716
- 1727
- 1741 (by-election)
- 1775 (by-election)
- 1758
- 1759
- 1761
- 1768
- 1776
- 1781
- 1783
- 1790
- 1793
- 1797
- 1799
- 1800
See also[]
References[]
- Johnston-Liik, E. M. (28 February 2002). "History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800". Ulster Historical Foundation. ISBN 1-903688-09-4. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007.
- Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J. (1978). A New History of Ireland 1534-1691. Oxford University Press.
- Cadogan, Tim; Falvey, Jeremiah (2006). A Biographical Dictionary of Cork. Four Courts Press. ISBN 1-84682-030-8.
- 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:
- Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
- Historic constituencies in County Cork
- Midleton
- 1671 establishments in Ireland
- 1800 disestablishments in Ireland
- Constituencies established in 1671
- Constituencies disestablished in 1800