County Kilkenny (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Kilkenny County | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Kilkenny County |
Kilkenny 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, Kilkenny County was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament
- 1531 Rowland Fitzgerald, 2nd Baron of Burnchurch[2]
- 1559 Nicholas White and Walter Gall [3]
- 1585 Gerard Blancheville and Robert Rothe [3]
- 1613–1615 Lucas Shee and Robert Grace, Baron of Courtown [3]
- 1634–1635 Robert Grace, Baron of Courtown and Edmund Butler of Polestown [3]
- 1639–1649 Pierce Butler (expelled) and Walter Walsh [3]
- 1661–1666 Sir John Ponsonby and Daniel Redman [4]
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | John Grace | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Robert Walsh | ||
| 1692 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Richard Coote | rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Ponsonby | ||
| 1695 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Agmondisham Cuffe | ||||
| 1703 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Sir Henry Wemys | ||||
| 1715 | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Flower | ||||
| 1721 | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Patrick Wemyss | ||||
| 1727 | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Hon. William Ponsonby [note 1] | ||||
| 1747 | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Patrick Wemys | ||||
| 1759 | style="background-color: Template:Irish Patriot Party/meta/color" | | Henry Flood | Patriot | |||
| 1761 | rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Irish Patriot Party/meta/color" | | Hon. John Ponsonby | Patriot | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | James Agar | |
| 1776 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Hon. Edmund Butler | ||||
| 1779 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Joseph Deane | ||||
| 1783 | rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Brabazon Ponsonby | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Hon. Henry Welbore Agar | ||
| 1789 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Walter Butler [note 2] | ||||
| February 1796 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Hon. John Wandesford Butler | ||||
| 1796 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Hon. James Wandesford Butler | ||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency County Kilkenny | |||||
Notes
References
- ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 502
- ^ Barron, Stephen (April–June 1914). "Distinguished Waterford Families: II -- Barron" (PDF). Journal of the Waterford and South-East Ireland Archaeological Society. 17 (2): 56.
- ^ a b c d e http://www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/77206
- ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 620.
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.