Philipstown (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Philipstown | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
Philipstown in King's County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
Members of Parliament[]
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1585 | John Freman | Edward Williams[1] | ||||
| 1613 | Colley Philips | Robert Leicester[1] | ||||
| 1634 | Robert Leicester | Thomas Moore [2] | ||||
| 1639 | John Moore | Simon Digby[1] | ||||
| 1661 | Dudley Colley | [3] | ||||
| 1692 | ||||||
| 1695 | ||||||
| 1698 | ||||||
| 1703 | John Moore | |||||
| November 1713 | ||||||
| 1713 | ||||||
| 1715 | ||||||
| 1717 | ||||||
| 1727 | ||||||
| 1737 | ||||||
| 1759 | Viscount Belfield | |||||
| May 1761 | ||||||
| 1761 | ||||||
| 1768 | ||||||
| 1769 | ||||||
| 1776 | John Handcock | Hugh Carleton | ||||
| 1783 | John Toler | |||||
| 1790 | Arthur O'Connor | Patriot/Whig | ||||
| 1795 | ||||||
| 1798 | Francis Knox | |||||
| 1800 | Robert Johnson | |||||
| 1801 | Constituency disenfranchised | |||||
References[]
- ^ a b c McGrath, Brid (1998). "A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641". TARA - Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ Kearney, Hugh. Strafford in Ireland 1633-1641: A Study in Absolutism. p. 232.
- ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 622.
- 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:
- Historic constituencies in County Offaly
- Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
- 1800 disestablishments in Ireland
- Constituencies disestablished in 1800