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Monaghan Borough
Former constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created ()
Abolished1800
Replaced byDisenfranchised

Monaghan Borough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.

Members of Parliament

1692–1801

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1692 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Charles Dering style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Edward Forde
1695 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Robert Echlin
1703 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Thomas Prendergast, 1st Bt rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Richard Vernon, 3rd Bt
1710 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Alexander Cairnes, 1st Bt
1713 rowspan="5" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Francis Lucas style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Richard Pockrich
1715 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Hugh Willoughby
1727 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Alexander Cairnes, 1st Bt
1733 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Henry Cairnes, 2nd Bt
1743 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Dawson
1747 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Blair style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Baptist Johnston
1753 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Oliver Anketell
1761 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Henry Fortescue style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Richard Dawson
1767 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Richard Power
1768 rowspan="7" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Robert Cuninghame
1771 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Henry Westenra
1776 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | James Fortescue [1]
1777 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Robert Dobson
October 1783 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Thomas James Fortescue [2]
1783 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Theophilus Jones [3]
1791 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Cromwell Price
1796 rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Henry Westenra
January 1798 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Charles Fortescue [4]
1798 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Fortescue
1800 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Faithful William Fortescue
1801 Constituency disenfranchised


References

  1. ^ Also returned for Co. Louth, for which he chose to sit
  2. ^ Also returned for Co. Louth, for which he chose to sit
  3. ^ At the general election in 1790, he was also returned for Co. Leitrim, for which he chose to sit
  4. ^ Also returned for Co. Louth, for which he chose to sit
  • 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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