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Kells
Former constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created1561 (1561)
Abolished1800
Replaced byDisenfranchised

Kells was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Kells was not represented.[1]

Members of Parliament, 1561–1801

  • 1560 Thomas Shiele and Nicholas Ledwiche [2]
  • 1585 Thomas Fleming, Nicholas Dax and Patrick Plunkett [2]
  • 1613–1615 Oliver Plunket and Gerald Balfe [2]
  • 1634–1635 Walter Evers of Ballyardan and Adam Cusack of Trevett [2]
  • 1639–1649 Robert Cusack (expelled and replaced 1642 by William Ball) and Oliver Plunket (died and replaced 1641 by Patrick Barnewell. Barnewell died and replaced 1645 by Patrick Tallant)[2]
  • 1661–1666 John Forth, Arthur Purefoy, Richard Stephenson and Robert Shapcote (Shapcote did not sit).[2]

1689–1801

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1689 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Patrick Everard style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Delamare
1692 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir John Dillon rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Thomas Taylor, 1st Bt
1695 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Charles Meredyth
1703 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Brinsley Butler
1710 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Henry Meredyth
1713 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Thomas Taylor, 1st Bt rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Thomas Taylor [note 1]
1737 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | James Taylor
1747 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Thomas Taylour [note 2]
1757 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Richard Moore
1761 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Thomas Pepper
1768 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Thomas Moore
1776 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Viscount Headfort
1781 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Hon. Hercules Taylour
1790 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Hon. Thomas Pakenham
1791 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Hon. Robert Taylour
1798 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Stephen Moore
1800 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Thomas Pepper
1801 Disenfranchised

Notes

  1. ^ Succeeded as 2nd Baronet in 1736
  2. ^ Succeeded as 3rd Baronet in 1757

References

  1. ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 503
  2. ^ a b c d e f Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 628.

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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