County Galway (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Galway County | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Galway County |
Galway County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Galway County was represented with two members.[1] Following the Act of Union 1800 the constituency became Galway County (UK Parliament constituency).
Members of Parliament
| Year | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1585 | Francis Shaen | Thomas Lestrange |
| 1613–1615 | John Moore of Brizes | Sir William Bourke |
| 1634–1635 | Sir Richard Blake | Sir Valentine Blake |
| 1639–1645 | Sir Ulick Bourke, 1st Baronet | Sir Richard Blake |
| 1661–1666 | Sir Oliver St George, 1st Baronet | Chidley Coote |
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Sir Ulick Burke, 3rd Bt | Sir Walter Blake, 6th Bt | ||||
| 1692 | John Eyre | Sir Oliver St George, 1st Bt | ||||
| 1703 | John French | |||||
| 1709 | Edward Ormsby | |||||
| 1713 | John Eyre | Patrick French | ||||
| 1715 | Edward Ormsby | Frederick Trench | ||||
| 1727 | John Eyre | |||||
| 1745 | Hon. Thomas Bermingham | |||||
| 1750 | George Warburton | |||||
| 1753 | Charles Daly | Robert French | ||||
| 1761 | Richard Trench | |||||
| August 1768 | Lord Dunkellin[note 1] | Denis Daly | ||||
| 1768 | William Trench | |||||
| 1790 | Joseph Blake | |||||
| 1798 | Hon. Richard Trench | |||||
| 1800 | Richard Martin | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Galway County | |||||
Notes
- ^ Declared not duly elected in 1768Pa
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.
- Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 978-1-903688-09-0
- T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534-1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
- Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
