Enniscorthy (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Enniscorthy | |
|---|---|
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Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1613 |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
Enniscorthy was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Enniscorthy was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1613–1801
- Sir Thomas Esmond, 1st Baronet, 1641 – 22 June 1642 (expelled)[2]
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | James Devereux | Dudley Colclough | ||||
| 1689 | Arthur Waddington | |||||
| 1692 | Richard Barry | John Seymour | ||||
| September 1703 | Morley Saunders | John Asgill [note 1] | ||||
| 1703 | William Berry | |||||
| 1713 | Richard Le Hunt | |||||
| 1715 | William Berry | |||||
| 1740 | Anderson Saunders | |||||
| 1747 | Hon. Thomas George Southwell | |||||
| 1761 | Beauchamp Bagenal | John Grogan | ||||
| 1768 | Cornelius Grogan | |||||
| 1769 | Sir Edward Newenham | |||||
| 1776 | Frederick Flood [note 2] | Mountifort Longfield | ||||
| October 1783 | William Alexander English [note 3] | |||||
| 1783 | Conway Heatley | |||||
| 1790 | Vesey Colclough | |||||
| 1795 | Robert Cornwall | |||||
| January 1798 | William Congreve Alcock [note 4] | |||||
| 1798 | Thomas Whaley | |||||
| February 1800 | Peter Burrowes | |||||
| June 1800 | Thomas Dawson | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
- ↑ Expelled in 1703
- ↑ Created a baronet in 1780
- ↑ Declared not duly elected in 1783
- ↑ Also elected for Waterford City in 1798, for which he chose to sit
References
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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