Tralee (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Tralee | |
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Former Borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1613 |
Abolished | 1800 |
Replaced by | Tralee |
Tralee (also known as Tralee Borough) was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons.
Boundaries and Boundary Changes[]
This constituency was the borough of Tralee in County Kerry.
Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough retained one parliamentary seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons.
Members of Parliament[]
It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland from 1613 to 1800.
- 1613–1615: Robert Blennerhassett and Humphrey Dethicke [1]
- 1634–1635: Sir Beverley Newcomen and Sir George Radcliffe (sat for Armagh - replaced by Robert Blennerhassett)[2]
- 1639–1649: Thomas Maul and Henry Osbourne (Osbourne resigned 1641) [2]
- 1661–1666: John Blennerhassett and Francis Lynn [1]
- 1674: Cpt Robert Blennerhassett[3]
1689–1801[]
Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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1689 Patriot Parliament | ||||||
1692 | John Blennerhassett | |||||
1695 | ||||||
1696 | Barry Denny | |||||
1703 | ||||||
1713 | John Blennerhassett | |||||
1715 | Robert Taylor | |||||
1723 | Conway Blennerhassett | |||||
1723 | William Sprigge | |||||
1725 | Luke Gardiner | |||||
1727 | John Blennerhassett | Arthur Blennerhassett | ||||
1743 | Arthur Blennerhassett | |||||
1761 | Rowland Bateman | Edward Herbert | ||||
1768 | ||||||
1771 | Richard Underwood | |||||
1775 | Boyle Roche | |||||
1776 | John Crosbie, Viscount Crosbie | John Toler | ||||
1777 | Thomas Lloyd | |||||
1783 | William Godfrey[4] | James Carique-Ponsonby | ||||
1790 | Sir Boyle Roche, 1st Bt | |||||
1795 | ||||||
January 1798 | Maurice FitzGerald | James Crosbie | ||||
1798 | Arthur Moore | |||||
1801 | Succeeded by Westminster constituency Tralee |
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 618.
- ^ Jump up to: a b McGrath, Brid (1998). A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641 (thesis). Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History.
- ^ [1], Mark Humphrys
- ^ from 1785 Sir William Godfrey, 1st Bt
Elections[]
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See also[]
References[]
- 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.
Categories:
- Historic constituencies in County Kerry
- Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
- Tralee
- 1613 establishments in Ireland
- 1800 disestablishments in Ireland
- Constituencies established in 1613
- Constituencies disestablished in 1800