Ratoath (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Ratoath | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
Ratoath was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons.
Boundaries and boundary changes[]
This constituency was the manor of Ratoath in County Meath.
Following the Act of Union 1800 the constituency was disenfranchised.
Members of Parliament[]
It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland to 1800.
- 1661-1666 Richard Boughton (expelled for absence and replaced by Sir Robert Reading) and Dr Ralph King [1]
1689–1801[]
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | ||||||
| 1692 | ||||||
| 1695 | Thomas Molyneux | |||||
| September 1703 | ||||||
| 1703 | Sir Standish Hartstonge, 2nd Bt | |||||
| 1705 | ||||||
| 1713 | ||||||
| 1716 | Hon. William St Lawrence | |||||
| 1727 | Edward Lovett Pearce[2] | |||||
| 1734 | ||||||
| 1737 | Gorges Lowther | |||||
| 1753 | Marcus Lowther-Crofton[3] | |||||
| 1761 | George Lowther | John Curtis | ||||
| 1768 | John Cramer | |||||
| 1769 | Sir Marcus Lowther-Crofton, 1st Bt | |||||
| 1776 | ||||||
| 1783 | Peter Metge | |||||
| 1784 | ||||||
| 1789 | ||||||
| 1790 | Gorges Lowther | |||||
| January 1798 | ||||||
| September 1798 | ||||||
| 1801 | Constituency disenfranchised | |||||
Notes[]
Elections[]
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References[]
- 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.
See also[]
Categories:
- Historic constituencies in County Meath
- Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
- 1800 disestablishments in Ireland
- Constituencies disestablished in 1800