Waterford City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Waterford City | |
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Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1264 |
Abolished | 1800 |
Replaced by | Waterford City - One seat |
Waterford City was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1264 to 1800. Following the Act of Union of 1800 the borough retained one seat.
Boundaries and Boundary Changes[]
This constituency was based in the city of Waterford in County Waterford.
History[]
It was incorporated by charter in 1264 with freeholders and freemen.
Members of Parliament[]
Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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1560 | Maurice Wise | Peter Stronge[1] | ||||
1585 | Nicholas Walsh | Speaker | Sir Patrick Walsh[1] | |||
1613 | Richard Wadding | Paul Sherlock[1] | ||||
1634 | William Dobbin | Richard Strange[1] | ||||
1639 | Richard Butler | John Walsh[2] | ||||
1661 | William Hulsey | John Eyers[1] | ||||
1689 Patriot Parliament | ||||||
1692 | ||||||
1695 | ||||||
1703 | Maynard Christian | |||||
1713 | Thomas Christmas | |||||
1715 | ||||||
1738 | ||||||
1739 | ||||||
1741 | ||||||
1747 | ||||||
1748 | Shapland Carew | |||||
1761 | Cornelius Bolton | |||||
1769 | Shapland Carew | |||||
1776 | Cornelius Bolton | Robert Shapland Carew | ||||
1783 | Henry Alcock | |||||
1798 | William Congreve Alcock | |||||
1801 | Replaced by Westminster constituency Waterford City |
Elections[]
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See also[]
References[]
Sources[]
- Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 1-903688-09-4, on line [1]
- T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534-1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
- 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:
- Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
- Historic constituencies in County Waterford
- History of Waterford (city)
- Politics of Waterford (city)
- 1264 establishments in Ireland
- 1800 disestablishments in Ireland
- Constituencies established in 1264
- Constituencies disestablished in 1800