Enniscorthy (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Enniscorthy | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1613 |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
Enniscorthy was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Enniscorthy was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1613–1801
- 1613–1615 Sir Edward Fisher and Richard Perkins [2]
- 1634–1635 Sir Arthur Loftus and Thomas Newcomen [2]
- 1639–1649 William Swanton and Ralph Waddington (unseated and replaced by Sir Thomas Esmond, 1st Baronet, (expelled 1642))[2][3]
- 1661 Timothy Stampe and James Napper (Napper AWOL and replaced in 1662 by George Carleton) [2]
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | James Devereux | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Dudley Colclough | ||
| 1689 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Arthur Waddington | ||||
| 1692 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Richard Barry | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | John Seymour | ||
| September 1703 | rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Morley Saunders | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | John Asgill [note 1] | ||
| 1703 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Berry | ||||
| 1713 | rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Richard Le Hunt | ||||
| 1715 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Berry | ||||
| 1740 | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Anderson Saunders | ||||
| 1747 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Hon. Thomas George Southwell | ||||
| 1761 | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Beauchamp Bagenal | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | John Grogan | ||
| 1768 | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Cornelius Grogan | ||||
| 1769 | style="background-color: Template:Irish Patriot Party/meta/color" | | Sir Edward Newenham | Patriot | |||
| 1776 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Frederick Flood [note 2] | rowspan="5" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Mountifort Longfield | ||
| October 1783 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Alexander English [note 3] | ||||
| 1783 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Conway Heatley | ||||
| 1790 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Vesey Colclough | ||||
| 1795 | rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Robert Cornwall | ||||
| January 1798 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Congreve Alcock [note 4] | ||||
| 1798 | rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Thomas Whaley | ||||
| February 1800 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Peter Burrowes | ||||
| June 1800 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Thomas Dawson | ||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
- ^ Expelled in 1703
- ^ Created a baronet in 1780
- ^ Declared not duly elected in 1783
- ^ Also elected for Waterford City in 1798, for which he chose to sit
References
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.