Monaghan Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Monaghan Borough | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
Monaghan Borough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.
Members of Parliament
- 1613–1615 Henry Colley and Thomas Ryves [1]
- 1634–1635 Richard Blayney and Arthur Blayney [1]
- 1639–1649 Arthur Culme and William Cadogan [1]
- 1661–1666 Thomas Vincent and Joseph Fox [2]
1692–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1692 | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Charles Dering | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Edward Forde | ||
| 1695 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Robert Echlin | ||||
| 1703 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Sir Thomas Prendergast, 1st Bt | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Sir Richard Vernon, 3rd Bt | ||
| 1710 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Sir Alexander Cairnes, 1st Bt | ||||
| 1713 | rowspan="5" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Francis Lucas | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Richard Pockrich | ||
| 1715 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Hugh Willoughby | ||||
| 1727 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Sir Alexander Cairnes, 1st Bt | ||||
| 1733 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Sir Henry Cairnes, 2nd Bt | ||||
| 1743 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | John Dawson | ||||
| 1747 | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Blair | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Baptist Johnston | ||
| 1753 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Oliver Anketell | ||||
| 1761 | rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Henry Fortescue | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Richard Dawson | ||
| 1767 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Richard Power | ||||
| 1768 | rowspan="7" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Robert Cuninghame | ||||
| 1771 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Henry Westenra | ||||
| 1776 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | James Fortescue [3] | ||||
| 1777 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Robert Dobson | ||||
| October 1783 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Thomas James Fortescue [4] | ||||
| 1783 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Theophilus Jones [5] | ||||
| 1791 | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Cromwell Price | ||||
| 1796 | rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Henry Westenra | ||||
| January 1798 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Charles Fortescue [6] | ||||
| 1798 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Fortescue | ||||
| 1800 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Faithful William Fortescue | ||||
| 1801 | Constituency disenfranchised | |||||
References
- ^ a b c http://www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/77206
- ^ https://archive.org/stream/historicalsketch00rushrich/historicalsketch00rushrich_djvu.txt
- ^ Also returned for Co. Louth, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also returned for Co. Louth, for which he chose to sit
- ^ At the general election in 1790, he was also returned for Co. Leitrim, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also returned for Co. Louth, for which he chose to sit
- 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.