County Louth (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Louth | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | |
| Abolished | 1801 |
| Replaced by | County Louth |
Louth was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801.
Members of Parliament
- 1370:[1] Roger Gernon, Richard Vernon
- 1420:[1] Bartholomew Vernon, Richard Bagot
- 1560:[2] Nicholas Taaffe of Ballebragane and Edward Dowdall of Glaspistal
- 1585:[2] Roger Gerlone (Garland) and William Moore of Barmeath
- 1613–1315:[2] Christopher Verdon de Clonmore and Richard Gernon de Stabanan
- 1634–1635:[3] Sir Christopher Bellew and Christopher Dowdall
- 1639–1642:[2] Christopher Bellew and John Bellew (both expelled)
- 1642–1644:[4]Philip, Lord Lisle and Col. Lawrence Crawford (both absent in England without leave)
- 1644–1649:[4] Hon Francis Moore and Gerrard Moore
- 1659: John Ruxton
- 1661–1666:[4] Henry Bellingham and Sir Thomas Stanley
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Thomas Bellew | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Talbot | ||
| 1692 | rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Thomas Bellingham | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Sir William Tichborne | ||
| 1695 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Sir Henry Tichborne [5] | ||||
| 1703 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Henry Tenison | ||||
| 1710 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Sir Henry Tichborne, 1st Bt | ||||
| 1713 | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Richard Tisdall | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Stephen Ludlow | ||
| 1715 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Robert Moore | ||||
| 1727 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Faithful Fortescue | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Aston | ||
| 1741 | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Henry Bellingham | ||||
| 1745 | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Henry Fortescue[6] | ||||
| 1755 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Thomas Tipping | ||||
| 1761 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Anthony Foster | rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | James Fortescue | ||
| 1767 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Stephen Sibthorpe | ||||
| 1768 | rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | John Foster | ||||
| 1782 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Thomas James Fortescue | ||||
| 1796 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Fortescue | ||||
| 1801 | Replaced by Westminster constituency of County Louth | |||||
Notes
- ^ a b Smith, Brendan (2013-06-20). Crisis and Survival in Late Medieval Ireland: The English of Louth and Their Neighbours, 1330-1450. Oxford University Press. p. 14. ISBN 9780199594757. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ^ a b c d http://www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/77206
- ^ Kearney, Hugh. Strafford in Ireland 1633-1641: A Study in Absolutism. p. 225.
- ^ a b c Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 626.
- ^ from 1697 Sir Henry Tichborne, 1st Bt
- ^ At the General Election in 1760, he was also returned for Monaghan, for which he chose to sit
References
- 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.