Kilkenny City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Kilkenny City
Former constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created ()
Abolished1800
Replaced byKilkenny City

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

History

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

Members of Parliament

  • 1374 William de Karlell
  • 1374 John de Karlell
  • 1450 John Chevir
  • 1560 Robert Shee and Walter Archer [2]
  • 1585 John Rothe and Ellice Shee [2]
  • 1613–1615 Patrick Archer and Nicholas Langton [2]
  • 1634–1635 Robert Shee and David Rothe [2]
  • 1639–1649 Peter Rothe and Henry Archer [2]
  • 1661–1666 Abel Warren (expelled and replaced 1665 by Sir Thomas Longville) and Thomas Evans [3]

1689–1801

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Rooth style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | James Bryan
1692 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Josiah Haydock style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Robert Smith
1695 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Ebenezer Warren rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Standish Hartstonge (died 1704)
1703 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Thomas Smyth, 2nd Bt
1705 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Viscount Tunbridge
1711 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Redmond Everard, 4th Bt
1713 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Bt rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Darby Egan [note 1]
November 1715 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Ebenezer Warren
1715 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Maurice Cuffe
1721 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Edward Warren
1727 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Gore rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Blunden
1748 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Ralph Gore
1752 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Evans Morres [note 2]
1761 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Blunden [note 3]
1768 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Haydocke Evans Morres [note 4]
1776 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Ralph Gore
1777 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Eland Mossom
May 1778 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Charles Agar [note 5]
July 1778 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Gervase Parker Bushe
1783 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Cuffe style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Butler
1792 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Hon. John Wandesford Butler
1793 rowspan="5" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | James Wemys
March 1796 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Hon. James Wandesford Butler
1796 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Bryan Kavanagh
1798 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Thomas Kavanagh
1799 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Talbot
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Kilkenny City

Notes

  1. ^ Declared not duly elected in 1715
  2. ^ Created a baronet in 1758
  3. ^ Created a baronet in 1766
  4. ^ Succeeded ad 2nd Baronet in 1774
  5. ^ Declared not duly elected in 1778

References

  1. ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 502
  2. ^ a b c d e http://www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/77206
  3. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 620.

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.