County Fermanagh (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Coordinates: 54°27′04″N 7°42′47″W / 54.451°N 7.713°W / 54.451; -7.713
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54°27′04″N 7°42′47″W / 54.451°N 7.713°W / 54.451; -7.713

Fermanagh
Former County constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created ()
Abolished1800
Replaced byFermanagh

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

History

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

Members of Parliament

1613–1801

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1613 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Henry Folliott Sir John Davies Speaker
1634 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir William Cole Sir John Hume
1639 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Rory Maguire,
expelled 1642
Sir William Cole
1661 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir John Cole, 1st Baronet William Davys, died
and repl. 1662 by
Henry Blennerhassett
1689 Fermanagh was not represented in the Patriot Parliament
1692 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | James Corry style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Abraham Creighton
1695 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Christopher Irwin
1713 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Gustavus Home, 3rd Bt
1719 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Corry
1713 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Richard Cole
1727 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Henry Brooke
1731 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Nicholas Archdall
1761 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Mervyn Archdall style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Arthur Brooke [note 1]
1783 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Arthur Cole-Hamilton
1790 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Viscount Cole
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Fermanagh

Notes

  1. ^ Created a baronet in 1764

References

  1. ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 503

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.