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St Johnstown (County Longford) (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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St Johnstown
Former constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created ()
Abolished1800
Replaced byDisenfranchised

St Johnstown was a borough constituency for Ballinalee or Saintjohnstown County Longford represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

Members of Parliament

1661–1692

Election First member Second member
1661 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Edgeworth rowspan="5" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Henry Pierce, Bart.
Election First member Second member
1689 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir William Ellis rowspan="5" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Lt.-Col. James Nugent

1692–1801

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1692 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir John Edgeworth style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Alexander Fraser
1695 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Aghmooty
1703 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Ambrose Edgeworth
1711 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Anthony Atkinson
1713 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Kennedy rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Robert Edgeworth
1715 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Henry Edgeworth
1721 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Henry Edgeworth
1727 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Thomas Newcomen
1751 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Hon. John Forbes
1761 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | George Forbes, Viscount Forbes [1] rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Charles Newcomen
1762 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | George Forbes [2]
1768 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Ralph Fetherston [3]
1773 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Robert Jephson
1776 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Hon. John Vaughan
1780 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sackville Hamilton
1783 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Thomas Fetherston, 2nd Bt style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Nicholas Colthurst [4]
1790 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | George Cavendish style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Taylor
January 1798 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir William Gleadowe-Newcomen, 1st Bt [5] style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Francis Hardy
1798 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Richard Lovell Edgeworth style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Moore
1801 Constituency disenfranchised

Notes

  1. ^ Sat for Mullingar
  2. ^ from 1765 George Forbes, Viscount Forbes
  3. ^ from 1776 Sir Ralph Fetherston, 1st Bt
  4. ^ from 1787 Sir Nicholas Colthurst, 3rd Bt
  5. ^ sat for Longford County

References

  • 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.