Athenry (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Athenry | |
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Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1310 ? |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
Athenry was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.
History
Sir Thomas Cusack, former Lord Chancellor of Ireland, represented Athenry in the first Irish Parliament of Elizabeth I.
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Athenry was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | James Talbot | Charles Daly | ||||
| 1692 | Edward Pearce | Richard Whaley | ||||
| 1695 | John Ormsby | |||||
| 1721 | Robert Blakeney | |||||
| 1725 | Arthur Ormsby | |||||
| 1727 | John Blakeney | |||||
| 1733 | Thomas Bolton | |||||
| 1741 | James Daly | |||||
| 1747 | Robert Blakeney | |||||
| 1763 | John Blakeney | |||||
| 1768 | Theophilus Blakeney | |||||
| 1776 | John Blakeney | |||||
| 1781 | William Blakeney | |||||
| 1783 | Theophilus Blakeney | |||||
| 1790 | William Blakeney | |||||
| 1800 | William Needham | Michael Burke | ||||
| 1801 | Constituency disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
References
- ↑ O'Hart (2007), p. 502
Bibliography
- O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7.
- Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commonscites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
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