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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 | |
| County | County Louth |
| Borough | Dundalk |
| 1264–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Dundalk |
History edit
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Dundalk was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1264–1801 edit
- 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 edit
| 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 edit
- ^ Also elected for Antrim in 1761, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also elected for Monaghan Borough in 1768, for which he chose to sit
References edit
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 502.
- ^ a b c d Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 626.
- ^ a b Stubbs, Major-General (1919). "County Louth Representatives in the Irish Parliament, 1613-1758". Journal of the County Louth Archaeological Society. 4 (4): 311–317. doi:10.2307/27729225. JSTOR 27729225.
- ^ Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students ..., Volume 1. p. 46.
Bibliography edit
- O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-1927-0.
- Leigh Rayment's historical . Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.