Knocktopher (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Knocktopher was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
Knocktopher | |
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Former Borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
Former constituency | |
Created | |
Abolished | 1800 |
Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Knocktopher was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament
- 1661–1666 Sir Patrick Weymes (died and replaced 1661 by James Weymes) and Oliver Jones (died and replaced 1664 by Sir Maurice Eustace, junior)[2]
1689–1801
Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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1689 Patriot Parliament | Harvy Morris | Henry Meagh | ||||
1689 | Redmond Purcell | |||||
1692 | William Robinson | Anthony Maude [note 1] | ||||
1695 | Edward Worth | Blayney Sandford | ||||
1713 | Roscarrick Dunkin | |||||
1715 | William Wall | |||||
1741 | Benjamin Burton | |||||
1747 | Richard Ponsonby | |||||
1761 | Sir William Fownes, 2nd Bt | Hercules Langrishe [note 2] | ||||
1776 | Andrew Caldwell | |||||
1783 | Robert Langrishe | |||||
1796 | Richard Hardinge | |||||
1798 | Sir George Shee, 1st Bt | |||||
March 1800 | Thomas Staples [note 3] | |||||
April 1800 | Stephen Mahon | |||||
1801 | Disenfranchised |
Notes
- Declared not duly elected in 1692
- Created a baronet in 1777
- Last surviving member of the Irish House of Commons
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References
- O'Hart (2007), p. 502
- Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 621.
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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