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Ennis
Former constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created1613 (1613)
Abolished1800
Replaced byEnnis

Ennis was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Ennis was represented with two members.[1]

Members of Parliament, 1613–1801

  • 1613 John Thornton of Doonass and Edmond Blood of Bohersallagh
  • 1634–1635 Sir Barnaby O’Brien (sat for Carlow-replaced by Francis Windebank) and Sir Richard Sudwell
  • 1639–1649 Simon Thorogood (replaced 1641 by Robert Casey) and Ralph Leventhorpe
  • 1661–1666 William Purefoy of King’s County and Isaac Granier of Kilrush

1689–1801

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Florence MacCarthy style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Theobald Butler
1692 rowspan="5" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Francis Burton style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Gore
1695 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Francis Gore
1703 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Simon Purdon
1713 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | David Bindon [note 1]
1713 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Francis Gore
1715 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | David Bindon rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Samuel Bindon
1727 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Arthur Gore
1731 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | David Bindon
1761 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Thomas Burton style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Lucius Henry O'Brien [note 2]
1768 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Charles McDonnell style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Crofton Vandeleur
1776 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Burton [note 3] style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Lucius O'Brien, 3rd Bt
1778 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Francis Bernard
1783 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Stewart Weldon style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Thomas Foster
1790 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Lucius O'Brien, 3rd Bt rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Burton Conyngham
1795 rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Edward O'Brien, 4th Bt
1796 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Lodge Evans Morres
1798 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Nathaniel Sneyd [note 4]
1798 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Ormsby Vandeleur
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Ennis

Notes

  1. ^ Declared not duly elected in 1713
  2. ^ Succeeded as 3rd Baronet in 1765
  3. ^ Changed surname to Conyngham in 1781
  4. ^ Also elected for Carrick in 1798, for which he chose to sit

References

  1. ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 501

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)
  • James Frost,The History and Topography of the County of Clare
  • 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.