Boyle (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Boyle | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Roscommon |
| Borough | Boyle |
| 1614–1801 | |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Boyle was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800.
History[edit]
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Boyle was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1614–1801[edit]
- 1613 John Cusack and Robert Meredith [2]
- 1634–1635 Robert King and Robert Meredyth [2]
- 1639–1649 Robert King (sat for Roscommon. Replaced by Michael Burnell) and Richard Wingfield [2]
- 1661–1666 Ellis Goodwin and Owen Lloyd (both died 1665 and were replaced by John Burniston and John Stepney) [2]
1689–1801[edit]
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | John King | Terence MacDermott | ||||
| 1692 | William Handcock | Stephen Ludlow | ||||
| 1695 | Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Bt | John King[note 1] | ||||
| 1703 | Sir Robert King, 1st Bt | |||||
| 1707 | Henry King[note 2] | |||||
| 1715 | Robert Sandford | |||||
| 1727 | Arthur French | Richard Wingfield | ||||
| 1743 | Sir Robert King, 4th Bt | |||||
| 1749 | Edward King[note 3] | |||||
| 1761 | Henry King | Benjamin Burton | ||||
| 1763 | Richard FitzGerald | |||||
| 1776 | Viscount Kingsborough | |||||
| October 1783 | Peter Metge[note 4] | |||||
| 1783 | Robert Boyd | |||||
| 1790 | Laurence Harman Harman[note 5] | |||||
| 1792 | Thomas Tenison | |||||
| 1797 | Viscount Kingsborough[note 6] | |||||
| January 1798 | Hon. Robert Edward King | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
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.