Baltinglass (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Baltinglass
Former Borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created1664 (1664)
Abolished1800
Replaced byDisenfranchised

Baltinglass was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Baltinglass was not represented.[1]

Members of Parliament, 1664–1801

1689–1801

Year First member First party Second member Second party
1689 Baltinglass was not represented in the Patriot Parliament
1692 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir James Shaen, 1st Bt rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Richard Thompson
1696 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Charles Ricasey
1703 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Edward Stratford
1715 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Jeffrey Paul
1721 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Stratford
1727 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Daniel Falkiner
1759 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Edward Stratford [note 1]
1763 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Hon. John Stratford
1768 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Godfrey Lill
1775 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Hon. Edward Stratford
1777 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Hon. Benjamin Stratford style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Godley
1783 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Warden Flood style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | James Somerville [note 2]
1784 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir John Johnson, 1st Bt
1790 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Hon. John Stratford style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Hon. Benjamin Stratford
1801 Constituency disenfranchised

Notes

  1. ^ Styled as The Honourable from 1763
  2. ^ Declared not duly elected in 1783

References

  1. ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 504

Bibliography

  • O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
  • 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.