Enniscorthy (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Enniscorthy | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Wexford |
| Borough | Enniscorthy |
| 1613–1801 | |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Enniscorthy was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801.
History[edit]
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Enniscorthy was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1613–1801[edit]
- 1613–1615, Sir Edward Fisher and Richard Perkins[2]
- 1634–1635, Sir Arthur Loftus and Thomas Newcomen[2]
- 1639–1649, William Swanton and Ralph Waddington (unseated and replaced by Sir Thomas Esmond, 1st Baronet, (expelled 1642))[2][3]
- 1661, Timothy Stampe and James Napper (Napper AWOL and replaced in 1662 by George Carleton)[2]
1689–1801[edit]
| 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 | Patriot | ||||
| 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[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 504.
- ^ a b c d McGrath, Brid (24 October 1998). "A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640–1641" – via www.tara.tcd.ie.
- ^ George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Baronetage, volume II (Exeter, 1902) page 255.
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.