Harristown (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Harristown | |
|---|---|
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Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1684 |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
Harristown was a borough constituency representing Harristown, County Kildare in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Harristown was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1684–1801
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | James Nihell | Edmund FitzGerald | ||||
| 1692 | Sir Maurice Eustace [note 1] | Robert Graydon | ||||
| 1695 | Francis Wemys | |||||
| 1703 | Richard FitzPatrick | Robert Dixon | ||||
| 1713 | Benjamin Chetwood | Alexander Graydon | ||||
| 1715 | Robert Johnson | |||||
| 1721 | Sir Walter Borrowes, 4th Bt | |||||
| 1727 | Edward Stratford | John Graydon | ||||
| 1740 | Agmondisham Vesey | |||||
| 1761 | Murrough O'Brien | Edward Sandford | ||||
| 1768 | Garret FitzGerald | Robert Graydon | ||||
| 1775 | Thomas Burgh | |||||
| 1776 | Richard Allen | Maurice Keating | ||||
| 1777 | Michael Keating | |||||
| 1781 | Charles John Crowle | |||||
| 1783 | Sir FitzGerald Aylmer, 6th Bt | Thomas Burgh | ||||
| 1790 | Arthur Burdett | |||||
| 1794 | Robert La Touche | |||||
| February 1797 | John La Touche [note 2] | |||||
| 1797 | John La Touche | |||||
| 1801 | Constituency disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
- ↑ Expelled in 1695
- ↑ Also elected for Kildare County in 1797, 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.
- 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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