Kilkenny City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Kilkenny City | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Kilkenny |
| Borough | Kilkenny |
| –1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Kilkenny City |
Kilkenny City was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition in 1800.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by 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 of Rothe House 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 MP | Second MP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 | John Rooth | James Bryan | ||||
| 1692 | Josiah Haydock | Robert Smith | ||||
| 1695 | Ebenezer Warren | Standish Hartstonge (died 1704) | ||||
| 1703 | Sir Thomas Smyth, 2nd Bt | |||||
| 1705 | Viscount Tunbridge | |||||
| 1711 | Sir Redmond Everard, 4th Bt | |||||
| 1713 | Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Bt | Darby Egan[note 1] | ||||
| November 1715 | Ebenezer Warren | |||||
| 1715 | Maurice Cuffe | |||||
| 1721 | Edward Warren | |||||
| 1727 | William Gore | John Blunden | ||||
| 1748 | Ralph Gore | |||||
| 1752 | William Evans Morres[note 2] | |||||
| 1761 | John Blunden[note 3] | |||||
| 1768 | Haydocke Evans Morres[note 4] | |||||
| 1776 | Ralph Gore | |||||
| 1777 | Eland Mossom | |||||
| May 1778 | Charles Agar[note 5] | |||||
| July 1778 | Gervase Parker Bushe | |||||
| 1783 | William Cuffe | John Butler | ||||
| 1792 | Hon. John Wandesford Butler | |||||
| 1793 | James Wemys | |||||
| March 1796 | Hon. James Wandesford Butler | |||||
| 1796 | Bryan Kavanagh | |||||
| 1798 | Thomas Kavanagh | |||||
| 1799 | William Talbot | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Kilkenny City | |||||
Notes
References
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 502.
- ^ a b c d e McGrath, Brid (24 October 1998). A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640–1641. Department of History (PhD thesis). Trinity College Dublin. hdl:2262/77206.
- ^ 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. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-1927-0.
- 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.