Dungarvan (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Dungarvan was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

Dungarvan
Former constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created1610 (1610)
Abolished1800
Replaced byDungarvan

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Dungarvan was represented with two members.[1]

Members of Parliament, 1610–1801

  • 1560 Henry Stafford (or Gifford) and John Challoner [2]
  • 1613–1615 Peter Rowe and Thomas Fitz-Harrys [2]
  • 1634–1635 Sir Peter Smithe of Ballynatray and John Hore [2]
  • 1639–1649 Sir Richard Osborne, 2nd Baronet and John Hore [2]
  • 1661–1665 John Fitzgerald of Dromana and Sir Allen Broderick [2]

1689–1801

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1689 Patriot Parliament John Hore Martin Hore
1692 Charles Bourchier William Buckner
1703 James Barry (1659-1717) Roger Power
1709 Henry Pyne
1713 James Barry (1689-1743) Robert Carew
1715 James Barry (1659-1717)
1717 Redmond Barry
1721 James Barry (1689-1743)
1727 Benjamin Parry Thomas Carter [note 1]
October 1727 Thomas Uniacke [note 2]
1728 Robert Dillon
1736 Robert Roberts
1747 John Ussher
1749 Richard Boyle [note 3]
1758 Robert Boyle-Walsingham
1761 Thomas Carew
1768 Sir William Osborne, 8th Bt Robert Carew
1776 John Bennett [note 4]
1777 Godfrey Greene
1783 Marcus Beresford
1790 Chambre Brabazon Ponsonby
January 1798 John Brabazon Ponsonby
April 1798 Edward Lee
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Dungarvan

Notes

  1. Also elected for Hillsborough in 1727, for which he chose to sit
  2. Declared not duly elected in 1727
  3. Styled as Viscount Boyle from 1756
  4. Declared not duly elected in 1776

References

  1. O'Hart (2007), p. 504
  2. Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 635.

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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