Knocktopher (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Knocktopher was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
| Knocktopher | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Knocktopher was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament
- 1661–1666 Sir Patrick Weymes (died and replaced 1661 by James Weymes) and Oliver Jones (died and replaced 1664 by Sir Maurice Eustace, junior)[2]
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Harvy Morris | Henry Meagh | ||||
| 1689 | Redmond Purcell | |||||
| 1692 | William Robinson | Anthony Maude [note 1] | ||||
| 1695 | Edward Worth | Blayney Sandford | ||||
| 1713 | Roscarrick Dunkin | |||||
| 1715 | William Wall | |||||
| 1741 | Benjamin Burton | |||||
| 1747 | Richard Ponsonby | |||||
| 1761 | Sir William Fownes, 2nd Bt | Hercules Langrishe [note 2] | ||||
| 1776 | Andrew Caldwell | |||||
| 1783 | Robert Langrishe | |||||
| 1796 | Richard Hardinge | |||||
| 1798 | Sir George Shee, 1st Bt | |||||
| March 1800 | Thomas Staples [note 3] | |||||
| April 1800 | Stephen Mahon | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
- Declared not duly elected in 1692
- Created a baronet in 1777
- Last surviving member of the Irish House of Commons
References
- O'Hart (2007), p. 502
- Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 621.
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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