Harristown (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Harristown was a borough constituency in the Irish House of Commons until 1800, representing the borough of Harristown in the barony of Naas South, County Kildare.
| Harristown | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1684 |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Harristown was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1684–1801
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | James Nihell | Edmund FitzGerald | ||||
| 1692 | Sir Maurice Eustace[note 1] | Robert Graydon | ||||
| 1695 | Francis Wemys | |||||
| 1703 | Richard FitzPatrick | Robert Dixon | ||||
| 1713 | Benjamin Chetwood | Alexander Graydon | ||||
| 1715 | Robert Johnson | |||||
| 1721 | Sir Walter Borrowes, 4th Bt | |||||
| 1727 | Edward Stratford | John Graydon | ||||
| 1740 | Agmondisham Vesey | |||||
| 1761 | Murrough O'Brien | Edward Sandford | ||||
| 1768 | Garret FitzGerald | Robert Graydon | ||||
| 1775 | Thomas Burgh | |||||
| 1776 | Richard Allen | Maurice Keating | ||||
| 1777 | Michael Keating | |||||
| 1781 | Charles John Crowle | |||||
| 1783 | Sir FitzGerald Aylmer, 6th Bt | Thomas Burgh | ||||
| 1790 | Arthur Burdett | |||||
| 1794 | Robert La Touche | |||||
| February 1797 | John (I) La Touche [note 2] | |||||
| 1797 | John (II) La Touche | |||||
| 1801 | Constituency disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
- Expelled in 1695. Nephew of Lord Chancellor Sir Maurice Eustace and cousin of Sir Maurice Eustace, Baronet
- Also elected for Kildare County in 1797, for which he chose to sit
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References
- O'Hart (2007), p. 502
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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