Dundalk (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Dundalk was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801.
| Dundalk | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1264 |
| Abolished | 1801 |
| Replaced by | Dundalk |
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Dundalk was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1264–1801
- 1560: Christopher More and Patrick Stanley [2]
- 1585: Richard Bellew, Thomas Bathe and John Monye [2]
- 1613–1615: William Cashell and Richard Ellis [3]
- 1634–1635: Peter Clynton and Oliver Cashell [3]
- 1639–1649: Oliver Cashell (expelled and replaced 1642 by Francis Moore. Moore died and replaced 1644 by John Hatch) and Nicholas Smyth (died and replaced 1644 by John Stoyte)[2]
- 1661–1666: Wolstan Dixie [4] and Nicholas Combes [2]
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Robert Dermott | John Dowdall | ||||
| 1692 | Thomas Perceval | William Shaw | ||||
| 1695 | Kilner Brasier | |||||
| 1703 | Henry Bellingham | James Somerville | ||||
| 1707 | Richard Tisdall | |||||
| 1713 | Henry Brooke | |||||
| 1715 | James Hamilton | |||||
| 1719 | Henry Morrison | |||||
| 1721 | James Tisdall | |||||
| 1727 | Thomas Fortescue | Hans Hamilton | ||||
| 1728 | John Hamilton | |||||
| 1757 | James Fortescue | |||||
| May 1761 | James Smyth [note 1] | Robert Waller | ||||
| 1761 | David La Touche | |||||
| 1768 | William Henry Fortescue [note 2] | |||||
| 1769 | James Smyth | |||||
| 1771 | James Sheil | |||||
| 1776 | William Conyngham | |||||
| 1781 | Robert Lindsay | |||||
| 1783 | Viscount Jocelyn | Hon. George Jocelyn | ||||
| 1798 | John Jocelyn | |||||
| 1799 | John Straton | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Dundalk | |||||
Notes
- Also elected for Antrim Borough in 1761, for which he chose to sit
- Also elected for Monaghan Borough in 1768, for which he chose to sit
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References
- O'Hart (2007), p. 502
- Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 626.
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/27729225?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
- Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students ..., Volume 1. p. 46.
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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