Athlone (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Athlone
Former constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created1607 (1607)
Abolished1800
Replaced byAthlone

Athlone 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. Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough became Athlone (UK Parliament constituency).

History

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

Members of Parliament, 1607–1801

  • 1613–1615: Walter Nugent of Portloman and Richard St John (or St George) [2]
  • 1634–1635: Edward, Lord Brabazon [3] and John Comyn [2]
  • 1639–1649: Oliver Jones and William Summers [2]
  • 1661–1666: Ridgeley Hatfield and Arthur St George [2]

1689–1801

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Edmund Malone style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Edmond Malone x
1692 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Handcock style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Arthur St George
1703 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Jones style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Handcock
1715 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Henry St George I
1723 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Gustavus Handcock
1723 rowspan="5" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | George St George
1727 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Peter Holmes
1732 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Gustavus Handcock
1751 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Robert Handcock
1759 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Handcock I
1761 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Henry St George II
1763 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Richard St George [note 1]
1783 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Handcock II
1789 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Richard St George, 2nd Bt
1800 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Richard Handcock
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Athlone

Notes

  1. ^ Created a baronet in 1766

References

  1. ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 504
  2. ^ a b c d Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 636.
  3. ^ Kearney, Hugh. Strafford in Ireland 1633-1641: A Study in Absolutism. p. 231.

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)
  • Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 978-1-903688-09-0
  • T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534-1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
  • 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.
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