Longford County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Longford County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1585 to 1800. The area is in County Longford. Between 1725 and 1793, Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.
| Longford County | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Longford |
Members of Parliament
1585–1666
| Election | First member | Second member | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1585 | Faghny O'Ferrall | William O'Ferrall | ||
| 1613 | Connell O'Ferrall | John O'Ferrall | ||
| 1634 | Roger Ferrall | Faghny Ferrall | ||
| 1639 | Sir James Dillon (enobled, replaced 1646 by Sir Francis Edgeworth) |
Faghny McRosse Ferrall (died, replaced 1646 by Sir Robert Newcomen) | ||
| 1661 | Henry Sankey | Adam Molyneux | ||
1689 (Patriot Parliament)
| Election | First member | Second member | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 | Roger Farrell | Robert Farrell | ||
1692–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1692 | Robert Choppin | Sir Robert Newcomen, 6th Bt | ||||
| 1695 | Wentworth Harman | |||||
| 1703 | Anthony Sheppard | |||||
| 1713 | Henry Edgeworth | |||||
| 1715 | Anthony Sheppard | |||||
| 1735 | Sir Arthur Newcomen, 7th Bt | |||||
| 1739 | Arthur Gore | |||||
| 1758 | Henry Gore | |||||
| 1759 | Sir Thomas Newcomen, 8th Bt | |||||
| 1761 | Robert Harman | John Gore | ||||
| 1765 | Ralph Fetherston | Hon. Edward Pakenham | ||||
| 1766 | Wentworth Parsons | |||||
| 1768 | Henry Gore | Hon. Robert Pakenham | ||||
| 1775 | Laurence Harman Harman | |||||
| 1790 | Sir William Gleadowe-Newcomen, 1st Bt | |||||
| 1793 | Caleb Barnes Harman | |||||
| 1796 | Sir Thomas Fetherston, 2nd Bt | |||||
| 1801 | Replaced by Westminster constituency Longford | |||||
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References
- 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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