Killybegs (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Killybegs | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1616 |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
Killybegs was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Killybegs was not represented.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1616–1801
1689–1801
- 1634–1635 Thomas Tallys and James Galbraith[2]
- 1639–1649 Edward Tarleton and Thomas Tallys [2]
- 1661 Sir Robert Murray and William Knight (sat for Belfast - replaced by Thomas Burton. Burton AWOL-replaced 1665 by Sir John Lyndon) [2]
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 | Killybegs was not represented in the Patriot Parliament | |||||
| 1692 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Henry Conyngham | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Thomas Smith | ||
| 1695 | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Charles Hamilton | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Charles Melvyn | ||
| 1703 | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Benjamin Parry | ||||
| 1710 | rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Thomas Pearson | ||||
| 1713 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Henry Maxwell | ||||
| 1715 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Charles Vane | ||||
| 1719 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Robert Colvill | ||||
| 1727 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Conyngham | rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Henry Conyngham | ||
| 1739 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Leslie Corry | ||||
| 1741 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Henry Conyngham | ||||
| 1749 | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Henry Gore | ||||
| 1753 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Francis Pierpoint Burton | ||||
| 1761 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Richard Jones | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Gerard Hamilton | ||
| 1768 | rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Henry Hamilton [note 1] | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Thomas Allan | ||
| 1776 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Burton [note 2] | ||||
| 1777 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | John Knox [note 3] | ||||
| October 1783 | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Burton Conyngham | style="background-color: Template:Irish Patriot Party/meta/color" | | James FitzGerald [note 4] | Patriot | |
| 1783 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Colvill | ||||
| May 1790 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Francis Nathaniel Burton [note 5] | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | John Wolfe | ||
| 1790 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Bt | ||||
| January 1798 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Francis Nathaniel Burton [note 6] | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Richard Archdall | ||
| 1798 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Francis McNamara | ||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
- ^ Created a baronet in 1775
- ^ Also elected for Ennis in 1776, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Styles as The Honourable from 1781
- ^ Also elected for Tulsk in 1783, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also elected for Clare in 1790, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also elected for Clare in 1798, for which he chose to sit
References
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.