Mallow (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Mallow | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Cork |
| Borough | Mallow |
| 1613–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Mallow |
Mallow was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800 and was incorporated by Charter of 1613, with a further charter of 1689. It was a manor borough, the franchise being vested in the freeholders of the manor and the returning officer its Seneschal. It was controlled by the Jephson family until the 1780s.
Members of Parliament[edit]
1613–1801[edit]
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1613 | Samuel Molyneux | James Ware | ||||
| 1634 | Sir Thomas Wenman | Donogh O'Brien | ||||
| 1639 | William Kingsmill | Thomas Beckett | ||||
| 1642 | Joshua Boyle | |||||
| 1661 | Heywood St Leger | Thomas Pooley | ||||
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | John Barret | David Nagle | ||||
| 1692 | Laurence Clayton | John Jephson | ||||
| 1695 | William Jephson | |||||
| 1699 | Bartholomew Purdon | |||||
| 1713 | William Jephson | Anthony Jephson | ||||
| 1716 | William Brodrick | |||||
| 1727 | Sir Courthorpe Clayton | |||||
| 1756 | Denham Jephson | |||||
| 1761 | William Jephson | |||||
| 1768 | Denham Jephson | |||||
| 1781 | Anthony Jephson | |||||
| 1783 | Sir James Cotter, 2nd Bt | |||||
| 1790 | John Longfield | |||||
| 1801 | Replaced by Westminster constituency Mallow | |||||
Elections[edit]
- 1692
- 1695
- 1699 (by-election)
- 1703
- 1713
- 1715
- 1716
- 1727
- 1756
- 1761
- 1768
- 1776
- 1781
- 1783
- 1790
- 1797
References[edit]
- Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 1-903688-09-4,[1]
- T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534-1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
- Tim Cadogan and Jeremiah Falvey, A Biographical Dictionary of Cork, 2006, Four Courts Press ISBN 1-84682-030-8
- 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.
See also[edit]