Baltinglass (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Baltinglass | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Wicklow |
| Borough | Baltinglass |
| 1664–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Baltinglass was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801.
Borough[edit]
This was a parliamentary borough based in the town of Baltinglass in County Wicklow.
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Baltinglass was not represented.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1664–1801[edit]
- 1665–1666 Richard Bulkeley
1689–1801[edit]
| Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 | Baltinglass was not represented in the Patriot Parliament | ||||||
| 1692 | Sir James Shaen, 1st Bt | Richard Thompson | |||||
| 1696 | Charles Ricasey | ||||||
| 1703 | Edward Stratford | ||||||
| 1715 | Jeffrey Paul | ||||||
| 1721 | John Stratford | ||||||
| 1727 | Daniel Falkiner | ||||||
| 1759 | Edward Stratford[note 1] | ||||||
| 1763 | Hon. John Stratford | ||||||
| 1768 | Godfrey Lill | ||||||
| 1775 | Hon. Edward Stratford | ||||||
| 1777 | Hon. Benjamin Stratford | John Godley | |||||
| 1783 | Warden Flood | James Somerville[note 2] | |||||
| 1784 | Sir John Johnson, 1st Bt | ||||||
| 1790 | Hon. John Stratford | Hon. Benjamin Stratford | |||||
| 1801 | Constituency disenfranchised | ||||||
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 504.
Bibliography[edit]
- 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 Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.