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Boyle
Former constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created1614 (1614)
Abolished1800
Replaced byDisenfranchised

Boyle was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800.

History

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

Members of Parliament, 1614–1801

  • 1613 John Cusack and Robert Meredith [2]
  • 1634–1635 Robert King and Robert Meredith [2]
  • 1639–1649 Robert King (sat for Roscommon. Replaced by Michael Burnell) and Richard Wingfield [2]
  • 1661–1666 Ellis Goodwin and Owen Lloyd (both died 1665 and were replaced by John Burniston and John Stepney) [2]

1689–1801

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John King style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Terence MacDermott
1692 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Handcock style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Stephen Ludlow
1695 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Bt rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John King [note 1]
1703 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Robert King, 1st Bt
1707 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Henry King [note 2]
1715 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Robert Sandford
1727 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Arthur French style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Richard Wingfield
1743 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Robert King, 4th Bt
1749 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Edward King [note 3]
1761 rowspan="9" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Henry King style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Benjamin Burton
1763 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Richard FitzGerald
1776 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Viscount Kingsborough
October 1783 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Peter Metge [note 4]
1783 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Robert Boyd
1790 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Laurence Harman Harman [note 5]
1792 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Thomas Tenison
1797 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Viscount Kingsborough [note 6]
January 1798 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Hon. Robert Edward King
1801 Disenfranchised

Notes

  1. ^ Succeeded as 2nd Baronet in 1707
  2. ^ Succeeded as 3rd Baronet in 1720
  3. ^ Succeeded as 5th Baronet in 1755
  4. ^ Also elected for Ratoath in 1783, for which he chose to sit
  5. ^ Also elected for Longford County in 1790, for which he chose to sit
  6. ^ Elected, but never took his seat

References

  1. ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 503
  2. ^ a b c d Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 631.

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.

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