Newtownards (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Coordinates: 54°35′42″N 5°42′11″W / 54.595°N 5.703°W / 54.595; -5.703

Newtownards
Former constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created ()
Abolished1800
Replaced byDisenfranchised

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

Members of Parliament[]

1613–1801[]

The town was incorporated on 1 April 1613 and a privilege of that incorporation was to send two burgers to serve as members of Parliament.[1] Members of Parliament from 1613 to 1800 inclusive:[2]

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1613 , Loghriscoll , Ballenyane
1634 Hugh Montgomery, Master of the Ardes Edward Trevor
1639 Hugh Montgomery John Trevor, Balleclender
1640 (February) George Montgomery, Ballylessan
1640 (March) George Montgomery
1661 William Montgomery, Rosemount Charles Campbell, Donaghadee, Dublin
1692 Robert Echlin
1695
1703 George Carpenter
1705 Brabazon Ponsonby
1715
1725 William Ponsonby
1727 John Denny Vesey[3] Robert Jocelyn
1739 John Ponsonby
1750 Chambre Brabazon Ponsonby
1761
1768 John Ponsonby[4]
1769 Sir William Morres, 1st Bt
1775 Cornelius O'Callaghan
1776 Sir John Browne, 7th Bt
October 1783 William Brabazon Ponsonby[5] Lodge Evans Morres[6]
1783 John Ponsonby George Lowther
1785
1788 Henry Alexander
1790 Richard Annesley John I La Touche
1796 John II La Touche
1798 Sir John Blaquiere, 1st Bt
1800 Du Pre Alexander
1801 Constituency disenfranchised

Notes[]

  1. ^ Montgomery & Hill 1869, p. 67.
  2. ^ "The [following] list has been kindly supplied by T. K. Lowry, Esq., Editor of the Hamilton Manuscripts" (Montgomery & Hill 1869, pp. 67, 68):
    • 1613, April — George Conyngham, Esq., Loghriscoll. James Cathcart, Esq., Ballenyane.
    • 1634, June — Hugh Montgomery, Master of the Ardes, Newtown (Newtownards).
    • 1639, March 2 — Hugh Montgomery, Newtown. John Trevor, Esq., Balleclender.
    • 1640, Feb. — George Montgomery, Ballylessan, vice H. Montgomery, sick.
    • 1640, March — G. Montgomery.
    • 1661, April 18 — William Montgomery, Esq., Rosemount. Charles Campbell, Gent., Donaghadee, Dublin.
    • 1692, Sept. 26 — Robert Echlin, Esq., Rush, Dublin. Thomas Knox, Esq., Dungannon, Tyrone.
    • 1695, Aug. 19 — Clotworthy Upton, Esq., Castle Upton, Antrim. Charles Campbell, Esq., Dublin.
    • 1703, Sept. 21 — George Carpenter, Esq., Longwood, Hants. Charles Campbell, Esq., Dublin.
    • 1704, Feb. 23 — Brabazon Ponsonby, Esq., Bessborough, Kilkenny, vice Carpenter absent on the Queen's service in England.
    • 1713, Oct. 29 — Brabazon Ponsonby, Esq., Bessborough, Kilkenny. Charles Campbell, Esq., Dublin.
    • 1715, Nov. 4 — Richard Tighe, Esq., Dublin. Charles Campbell, Esq. , Dublin.
    • 1725, Nov. 9 — Wm. Ponsonby, Bessborough, Kilkenny, vice Campbell, deceased.
    • 1727, Nov. 8 — John Denny Vesey (Bart.), Abbyleix, Queen's County. Robert Joeelyn, Esq., Dublin.
    • 1739, Oct. 23 — John Ponsonby, Bishops' Court, Kildare, vico Joeelyn, Lord Chancellor.
    • 1750, April 26 — Chambre Brabazon Ponsonby, Esq., Ashgrove, Kilkenny, vice Vesey, Lord Knapton.
    • 1761, May 2 — Richard Ponsonby, Dublin. Redmond Morres, Esq., Rathgar, Dublin.
    • 1768, July 16 — John Ponsonby, Bishops' Court, Kildare. Thomas Le Hunte, Esq., Dublin.
    • 1769, Oct. 30 — Sir William Evans Morres, Bart., Kilcreen, Kilkenny.
    • 1775, Oct. 10 — Cornelius O'Callaghan (the elder), Esq. Arthur Dawson, Esq.
    • 1776, June 18 — John Browne of the Neale, (Bart.) James Summerville, Esq.
    • 1783, Oct. 4 — William Brabazon Ponsonby, Esq. Lodge Morres, Esq.
    • 1785, Jan. 20 — John Ponsonby. Sir William Evans Ryves Morres, Bart.
    • 1788, Feb., 4 — Henry Alexander, Esq., vice Ponsonby, deceased.
    • 1790, July, 2 — Richard Annesley, John La Touche, Esq.
    • 1796, Mar., 2 — John La Touche. jun., Esq.
    • 1798, Jan., 9 — Sir John Blacquiere, K.B. Robert Alexander, Esq.
    • 1800, Feb., 3 — Dupre Alexander, vice Robt. Alexander.
  3. ^ from 1730 Sir John Vesey, 2nd Bt
  4. ^ Also returned for Co. Kilkenny, for which he chose to sit
  5. ^ Also returned for Co. Kilkenny, for which he chose to sit
  6. ^ Also returned for Bandon Bridge, for which he chose to sit

References[]

  • Montgomery, William; Hill, George (1869), The Montgomery manuscripts: (1603–1706) Comp. from family papers by William Montgomery, of Rosemount; and edited with notes, Belfast: Archer, p. 67 (footnote 65)
  • 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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