Old Leighlin (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Old Leighlin was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.
| Old Leighlin | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough was disfranchised.
Boundaries and Boundary Changes
This constituency was based in Old Leighlin, near the town of Leighlinbridge in County Carlow.
Members of Parliament
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1634 | James Cusack | Richard FitzGerald | Fitzgerald sat for Strabane. Replaced by Sir Thomas Meredyth | ||||
| 1639 | James Cusack | Roger Brereton | Cusack sat for Ballyshannon. Replaced by Thomas Davills (expelled for rebellion) | ||||
| 1642 | Walter Chambré (died) | ||||||
| 1646 | Peter Wybrants | ||||||
| 1661 | Sir Francis Butler | Charles Meredyth | |||||
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Darby Long | Daniel Doran | |||||
| 1692 | John Dunbar | Edward Jones | |||||
| 1695 | Richard Boyle | John Beauchamp | |||||
| 1703 | James Agar | John Tench | |||||
| 1713 | John Beauchamp | St Leger Gilbert | |||||
| 1727 | Thomas Trotter | ||||||
| 1745 | Hon. Robert Jocelyn | Thomas Carter | |||||
| 1757 | Richard Rigby | ||||||
| May 1761 | John Bourke | Francis Andrews [1] | |||||
| 1761 | Edward Nicholson | ||||||
| 1768 | Sir FitzGerald Aylmer, 6th Bt | Thomas Monck | |||||
| 1773 | John Blaquiere [2] | ||||||
| 1776 | Hugh Massy | ||||||
| 1777 | Robert Jephson | ||||||
| 1783 | Hon. Henry Luttrell [3] | Hon. Arthur Acheson | |||||
| 1787 | Sir Edward Leslie, 1st Bt | ||||||
| 1790 | Edward Cooke | ||||||
| 1791 | Patrick Duigenan | ||||||
| 1798 | Sir Boyle Roche, 1st Bt | ||||||
| 1801 | Constituency disenfranchised | ||||||
Notes
- Sat for Londonderry City
- from 1774 Sir John Blaquiere
- from 1785 Henry Luttrell, Viscount Luttrell
References
- Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 1-903688-09-4
- T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534-1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
- 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.
- Return of Members of Parliament (1878) vol. ii, p. 607.
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