Carlow County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Carlow County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.
| Carlow | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Carlow County |
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Carlow County was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament
- 1375: Godfrey de Valle and Philip de Valle[2]
- 1559: William FitzWilliam and Sir Edmund Butler [3]
- 1585: Sir Henry Wallop and Geoffrey Fenton [3]
- 1613–1615: Sir Morgan Cavanagh and George Bagenal of Dunleckny [3]
- 1634–1635: Sir Thomas Butler, Bt and James Butler of Tinnehinch [3]
- 1639–1649: Sir Thomas Butler, Bt and Oliver Eustace [3]
- 1659: Sir Thomas Harman
- 1661–1666: Sir John Temple and Sir William Temple [4]
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Dudley Bagnal | Henry Luttrell | ||||
| 1692 | Sir Thomas Butler, 3rd Bt | John Tench | ||||
| 1695 | John Allen | |||||
| 1703 | Pierce Butler [note 1] | |||||
| 1704 | Thomas Burdett | |||||
| 1713 | Jeffrey Paul | |||||
| 1715 | Francis Harrison | Thomas Burdett [note 2] | ||||
| 1725 | Jeffrey Paul | |||||
| 1727 | Robert Burton | |||||
| 1730 | Richard Butler [note 3] | |||||
| 1761 | Benjamin Burton | Thomas Butler | ||||
| 1767 | John Hyde | |||||
| 1768 | Beauchamp Bagenal | William Henry Burton | ||||
| 1776 | William Bunbury | |||||
| 1778 | Beauchamp Bagenal | |||||
| 1783 | Sir Richard Butler, 7th Bt | |||||
| 1790 | Henry Bruen | |||||
| 1796 | Sir Richard Butler, 7th Bt | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Carlow County | |||||
Notes
- Succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1704
- Created a baronet in 1723
- Succeeded as 5th Baronet in 1732
References
- O'Hart (2007), p. 500
- Clarke, Maude V. (1932–34). "William of Windsor in Ireland, 1369-1376". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature. 41: 55–130. JSTOR 25515963.
The returns are preceded by a short narrative describing the refusal of the Parliament of Kilkenny (October 6, 1375) to grant an aid to the king [p.123] [...] The sheriff of Carlow. [...] Their inability was explained to the Governor and to Dagworth in the Parliament of Kilkenny by Godfrey de Valle and Philip de Valle, knights representing the county. [p.125]
- http://www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/77206
- Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 607.
Bibliography
- 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 Commonscites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
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