Belturbet (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Belturbet was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800.
| Belturbet | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1614 |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Belturbet was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1613–1801
- 1613–1615 Sir Hugh Wirrall and George Grimesditch [2]
- 1634–1635 Sir Arthur Blundell and Sir William Ryves
- 1639–1649 John Borlase, later Lord Justice of Ireland [3] and Richard Ashe (expelled 1642)
- 1661–1666 Stephen Butler (died and replaced 1662 by Francis Butler) and Thomas Warsopp
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Sir Edward Tyrrell, 1st Bt | Philip Tuite | ||||
| 1692 | Francis Butler | John Warburton | ||||
| 1703 | Richard Tighe | Thomas Taylor [note 1] | ||||
| 1713 | Theophilus Butler | Brinsley Butler | ||||
| 1715 | Charles Delafaye | |||||
| 1725 | Hon. Humphrey Butler | |||||
| 1727 | Thomas Butler | |||||
| 1736 | Robert Butler | |||||
| 1755 | John Cramer | |||||
| 1761 | John Butler [note 2] | |||||
| 1761 | John Cramer [note 3] | |||||
| 1763 | Edward Tighe | |||||
| 1768 | George Glover | |||||
| 1771 | Robert Birch | |||||
| 1776 | Charles Francis Sheridan | |||||
| 1783 | Sir Skeffington Smyth, 1st Bt | David La Touche | ||||
| 1790 | John McClintock | Maurice Coppinger | ||||
| 1798 | Charles King | Thomas Townsend | ||||
| 1800 | Blayney Townley Balfour | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
- Created a baronet in 1704
- Also elected for Down in 1715, for which he chose to sit
- Changed surname to Croghill in 1775
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References
- O'Hart (2007), p. 501
- Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 608.
- Terry Clavin, ‘Borlase, Sir John (c.1576–1648)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2006
Bibliography
- O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7.
- 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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