Bandonbridge (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Bandonbridge | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1613 |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Bandon |
Bandonbridge was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.
Boundaries and Boundary Changes
This constituency was based in the town of Bandon in County Cork.
Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough was disfranchised but retained one seat at the Union.
History
It was incorporated by charter in 1613 with a Provost, 12 Burgesses and freemen. It had a Corporation, the patron being Francis Bernard and the electorate consisted of 13 burgesses and 50 freemen. In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Bandonbridge was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1613–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1613 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Sir Richard Moryson | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Crowe | ||
| 1634 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Sir George Wentworth | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Wiseman | ||
| 1639 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Sir Francis Slingsby | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Anthony Doppinge | ||
| 1661 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Robert Gorges | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | John Read | ||
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Charles MacCarthy | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Daniel MacCarthy Reagh | ||
| 1692 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Sir William Moore, 2nd Bt | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Edward Riggs | ||
| 1695 | rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Francis Bernard | ||||
| 1703 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Richard Gorges | ||||
| 1713 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Arthur Bernard | ||||
| 1715 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Martin Bladen | ||||
| 1727 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | George Freke | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Stephen Bernard | ||
| 1731 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Bellingham Boyle | ||||
| 1761 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Conner | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Thomas Adderley | ||
| 1766 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Francis Bernard | ||||
| 1776 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Brabazon Ponsonby | rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Lodge Evans Morres | ||
| 1783 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Francis Bernard | ||||
| 1790 | rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Broderick Chinnery [note 1] | ||||
| 1796 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Ponsonby | ||||
| 1798 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Robert William O'Callaghan | ||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Bandon | |||||
Notes
- ^ Created a baronet in 1799
References
- ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 500
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) - Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 1-903688-09-4
- T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534-1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
- Tim Cadogan and Jeremiah Falvey, A Biographical Dictionary of Cork, 2006, Four Courts Press ISBN 1-84682-030-8
- 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.