Cavan County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Cavan County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800.
| Cavan | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Cavan |
Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Cavan County was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1585 | Philip Reilly | Edmund Reilly[2] | ||||
| 1613 | Sir Oliver Lambart | Sir John Fishe[2] | ||||
| 1634 | Sir Stephen Butler | Lucas Dillon[2] | ||||
| 1639 | Colonel Philip O'Reilly (expelled 1642) | Robert Bailey[2] | ||||
| 1661 | Sir Francis Hamilton, 3rd Baronet | Thomas Coote[3] | ||||
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Philip Reyley | John Reyly | ||||
| 1692 | Sir Francis Hamilton, 3rd Bt | Robert Saunderson[note 1] | ||||
| 1697 | Francis White | |||||
| 1703 | Theophilus Butler | |||||
| 1713 | Robert Saunderson | |||||
| 1715 | Mervyn Pratt | Brockhill Newburgh | ||||
| 1727 | Charles Coote I | John Maxwell | ||||
| 1751 | Hon. Brinsley Butler[note 2] | |||||
| 1756 | Hon. Barry Maxwell | |||||
| 1761 | Charles Coote II | |||||
| 1766 | William Stewart | |||||
| 1768 | Hon. Barry Maxwell | George Montgomery | Patriot | |||
| 1780 | Hon. John James Maxwell | |||||
| 1783 | Charles Stewart | |||||
| 1788 | John Maxwell[note 3] | |||||
| 1788 | Francis Saunderson | |||||
| 1793 | Viscount Maxwell | |||||
| 1800 | Nathaniel Sneyd | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Cavan | |||||
Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hon. Brinsley Butler | 506 | ||||
| Charles Coote II | 466 | ||||
| George Montgomery | 436 | ||||
| Hon. Barry Maxwell | 467 | ||||
Notes
- Expelled in 1696
- Styled as Lord Newtown-Butler from 1756
- Declared not duly elected in 1788
References
- O'Hart (2007), p. 501
- http://www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/77206
- Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 607.
- Ulster Historical Foundation: County Cavan
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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