Kilkenny City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Kilkenny City | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Kilkenny |
| Borough | Kilkenny |
| –1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Kilkenny City |
Kilkenny City was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
History[edit]
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Kilkenny City was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament[edit]
- 1374 William de Karlell
- 1374 John de Karlell
- 1450 John Chevir
- 1560 Robert Shee and Walter Archer[2]
- 1585 John Rothe of Rothe House and Ellice Shee[2]
- 1613–1615 Patrick Archer and Nicholas Langton[2]
- 1634–1635 Robert Shee and David Rothe[2]
- 1639–1649 Peter Rothe and Henry Archer[2]
- 1661–1666 Abel Warren (expelled and replaced 1665 by Sir Thomas Longville) and Thomas Evans[3]
1689–1801[edit]
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | John Rooth | James Bryan | ||||
| 1692 | Josiah Haydock | Robert Smith | ||||
| 1695 | Ebenezer Warren | Standish Hartstonge (died 1704) | ||||
| 1703 | Sir Thomas Smyth, 2nd Bt | |||||
| 1705 | Viscount Tunbridge | |||||
| 1711 | Sir Redmond Everard, 4th Bt | |||||
| 1713 | Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Bt | Darby Egan[note 1] | ||||
| November 1715 | Ebenezer Warren | |||||
| 1715 | Maurice Cuffe | |||||
| 1721 | Edward Warren | |||||
| 1727 | William Gore | John Blunden | ||||
| 1748 | Ralph Gore | |||||
| 1752 | William Evans Morres[note 2] | |||||
| 1761 | John Blunden[note 3] | |||||
| 1768 | Haydocke Evans Morres[note 4] | |||||
| 1776 | Ralph Gore | |||||
| 1777 | Eland Mossom | |||||
| May 1778 | Charles Agar[note 5] | |||||
| July 1778 | Gervase Parker Bushe | |||||
| 1783 | William Cuffe | John Butler | ||||
| 1792 | Hon. John Wandesford Butler | |||||
| 1793 | James Wemys | |||||
| March 1796 | Hon. James Wandesford Butler | |||||
| 1796 | Bryan Kavanagh | |||||
| 1798 | Thomas Kavanagh | |||||
| 1799 | William Talbot | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Kilkenny City | |||||
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 502.
- ^ a b c d e McGrath, Brid (24 October 1998). A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640–1641 (thesis). Department of History, Trinity College Dublin. hdl:2262/77206 – via www.tara.tcd.ie.
- ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 620.
Bibliography[edit]
- O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-1927-0.
- 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.