New Ross (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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New Ross
Former constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created ()
Abolished1800
Replaced byNew Ross

New Ross was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.

Members of Parliament[]

  • 1560: Nicholas Heron and William Dormer [1]
  • 1585: Jasper Duff and William Bennett [1]
  • 1613–1615: Matthew Shee and James FitzHenry [1]
  • 1634–1635: Nicholas Dormer and Peter Rothe [2]
  • 1639–1649: Nicholas Dormer (expelled 1642) and Chichester Brook (expelled 1642) [1]
  • 1661–1666: Sir Thomas Dancer, 1st Baronet and Henry Nicholls [3]

1689–1801[]

Year First member First party Second member Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament
1692 Sir Robert Doyne
1695
1703 Hon. Arthur Annesley Tory
1707
1711 [4]
1713
1715 Thomas Meredyth Tory Edward Worth
1727 Charles Tottenham
October 1759
November 1759 John Tottenham
1761 Charles Tottenham
1768 Charles Tottenham
1801 Replaced by Westminster constituency of New Ross

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d McGrath, Brid (24 October 1998). "A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640–1641". hdl:2262/77206 – via www.tara.tcd.ie.
  2. ^ McGrath, Bríd. "A fragment of the Minute Book of the Corporation of New Ross, 1635" – via www.academia.edu. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 638.
  4. ^ At the general election in 1713 he was also returned for Co. Carlow, for which he chose to sit
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