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Cavan
Former County constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created ()
Abolished1800
Replaced byCavan

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

Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.

History

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

Members of Parliament

1689–1801

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Philip Reyly style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Reyly
1692 rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Francis Hamilton, 3rd Bt style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Robert Saunders [note 1]
1697 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Francis White
1703 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Theophilus Butler
1713 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Robert Saunders
1715 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Mervyn Pratt style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Brockhill Newburgh
1727 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Charles Coote I rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Maxwell
1751 rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Hon. Brinsley Butler [note 2]
1756 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Hon. Barry Maxwell
1761 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Charles Coote II
1766 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Stewart
1768 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Hon. Barry Maxwell rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Irish Patriot Party/meta/color" | George Montgomery Patriot
1780 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Hon. John James Maxwell
1783 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Charles Stewart
1788 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Maxwell [note 3]
1788 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Francis Saunderson
1793 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Viscount Maxwell
1800 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Nathaniel Sneyd
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Cavan

Elections

General Election 1761: Cavan County[2]
19 May
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Hon. Brinsley Butler 506
Charles Coote II 466
George Montgomery 436
Hon. Barry Maxwell 467

Notes

  1. ^ Expelled in 1696
  2. ^ Styled as Lord Newtown-Butler from 1756
  3. ^ Declared not duly elected in 1788

References

  1. ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 501
  2. ^ Ulster Historical Foundation: County Cavan

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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