Gowran (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Gowran | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1609 |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
Gowran was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Gowran was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1609–1801
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Richard Butler | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Walter Kelly | ||
| 1689 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Robert Fielding | ||||
| 1692 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Sir Charles Meredyth | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | George Warburton | ||
| 1695 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Edward May | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Joseph Stepney | ||
| 1703 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Patrick Wemyss | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Robert Maude [note 1] | ||
| November 1713 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Bt [note 2] | rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | James Agar [note 3] | ||
| 1713 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Patrick Wemyss | ||||
| November 1715 | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | John Pepper | ||||
| 1715 | rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | David Chaigneau | ||||
| 1725 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Martin | ||||
| 1727 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Henry Agar | ||||
| 1747 | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | James Agar | ||||
| 1753 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | James Agar | ||||
| 1761 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | George Dunbar | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | William Henry Burton | ||
| 1768 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Hon. John Ponsonby [note 4] | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | James Agar [note 5] | ||
| 1769 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Arthur Browne | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Henry Prittie | ||
| 1776 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | James Agar | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | John Butler | ||
| 1777 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Sir Boyle Roche, 1st Bt | ||||
| October 1783 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Hon. Henry Welbore Agar [note 6] | rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | George Dunbar | ||
| 1783 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | George Burdett | ||||
| 1790 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Patrick Welch | ||||
| 1798 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | George Bunbury | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | George Burdett | ||
| 1800 | style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | | Henry Verney Lovett Darby | ||||
| 1801 | Constituency disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
- ^ Created a baronet in 1705
- ^ Also elected for Kilkenny City in 1713, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also elected for Callan in 1715, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also elected for Kilkenny County in 1768, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also elected for Kilkenny County in 1768, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also elected for Kilkenny County in 1783, for which he chose to sit
References
- ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 502
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.