Athy (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Athy | |
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Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1614 |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
Athy was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800. Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough was disenfranchised.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Athy was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1614–1801
- 1613 John Weldon
- 1634 Sir Maurice Eustace
- 1639–1647 Sir Maurice Eustace, Speaker
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | William FitzGerald | William Archbold | ||||
| 1692 | Raphael Hunt | Richard Locke | ||||
| 1695 | Maurice Keating | |||||
| 1703 | Richard Meredyth | |||||
| 1713 | John Lyons | |||||
| 1715 | Richard Allen | |||||
| 1727 | Sir Walter Borrowes, 4th Bt | Marcus Anthony Morgan | ||||
| 1741 | Lord Offaly | |||||
| 1744 | Walter Weldon | |||||
| 1753 | Robert Sandford | |||||
| May 1761 | Henry Sandford [note 1] | James McManus | ||||
| 1761 | Robert Sandford | |||||
| December 1761 | Richard Stearne Tighe | |||||
| 1762 | William Smith | |||||
| 1768 | John St Leger | William Burgh | ||||
| 1769 | Walter Hussey Burgh | Patriot | ||||
| 1776 | Thomas Burgh | Thomas Burgh | ||||
| 1783 | Lord Edward FitzGerald | Patriot | ||||
| 1790 | Lord Henry FitzGerald [note 2] | Patriot | Arthur Ormsby | |||
| 1791 | Frederick John Falkiner | |||||
| 1798 | William Hare | Richard Hare | ||||
| 1801 | Constituency disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
- ↑ Also elected for Kildare Borough in 1761, for which he chose to sit
- ↑ Also elected for Dublin City in 1790, 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. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7.
- Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 1-903688-09-4
- T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534-1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
- 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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