Armagh County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Armagh County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

Armagh County
Former County constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created	1585[1]
Abolished	1800
Replaced by	Armagh County

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Armagh County was represented with two members.[2]

Members of Parliament

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1612		Tobias Caulfeild			John Bourchier
1613					Sir Francis Annesley
1634		Sir Faithful Fortescue			George Radcliffe
1639		Sir Faithful Fortescue			William Brownlow
1661		Hans Hamilton			Edward Richardson
1689 Patriot Parliament		Arthur Brownlow			Walter Hovendon
1692					William Richardson
1695					Sir Nicholas Acheson, 4th Bt
1703					Sir Hans Hamilton, 2nd Bt
1711		William Brownlow
1713					Robert Cope	Tory
1715					William Richardson
1727					Robert Cope	Tory
1739		William Richardson
1753					William Brownlow
1758		Francis Caulfeild
1761		Sir Archibald Acheson, 6th Bt
1776		Thomas Dawson
1783		William Richardson
1795					William Brownlow
1798		Hon. Archibald Acheson			Viscount Caulfeild
1799					Robert Camden Cope
1801		Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Armagh County

Notes

References

1. Moody, T.W.; Martin, F.X.; Byrne, F.J. (1991). Early Modern Ireland, 1534-1691. Oxford University Press. p. 166.Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae Asservatarum Repertorium (Repertory of the Inquisitions of the Chancery of Ireland) Volume II, page xix 'An Order for the division, setting out and appoyntinge of the boundes, lymytts and circuits of sixe severall sheires or countyes within the pvince of Ulster within this realme of Ireland, viz. the countye of Tyron, the countye of Donnyngall, the countye of Fermanaghe, the countye of Colrane, the countye of Armaghe and the countye of Monohon ... the firste of September anno dei 1585, annoque d[omi]n[a]e Regin[a]e Elizabeth', 27mo'
2. O'Hart (2007), p. 500

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.