Clonmel (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Clonmel | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Tipperary |
| Borough | Clonmel |
| –1801 | |
| Replaced by | Clonmel |
Clonmel was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801.
History
[edit]In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Clonmel was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament
[edit]- 1560: Henry White and John Strich[2]
- 1585: Geoffrey White and John Bray[2]
- 1613–1615: Nicholas White and John Bray[2]
- 1634–1635: Geoffrey Barron (expelled 1634) and Henry fitz Nicholas White[2]
- 1639–1649: William Smythe and Richard Gethin[2]
- 1661–1666: Sir Thomas Stanley of Tickincorr (sat for Co Louth, Replaced 1661 by Sir James Shane) and Sir Francis Foulke[3]
1689–1801
[edit]| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Nicholas White | John Bray | ||||
| 1692 | Robert Blennerhassett | Richard Moore | ||||
| 1703 | Thomas Medlycott | Robert Hamerton | ||||
| 1713 | Stephen Moore | |||||
| 1727 | Robert Marshall | |||||
| 1733 | Sir Thomas Prendergast, 2nd Bt | |||||
| 1756 | William Bagwell | |||||
| 1757 | Guy Moore | |||||
| May 1761 | Richard Moore | |||||
| 1761 | Colvill Moore | |||||
| 1776 | Stephen Moore | |||||
| 1781 | William Moore | |||||
| 1783 | Stephen Moore | |||||
| 1790 | Lord Kilworth | |||||
| 1792 | John Moore | |||||
| 1798 | Stephen Moore | Thomas Worth Newenham | ||||
| 1800 | John Dennis | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Clonmel | |||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 503.
- ^ a b c d e McGrath, Bríd (2017). "Reconstructing an Early Modern Irish Economic Community". Irish Economic and Social History. 44: 122–142. doi:10.1177/0332489317738608. S2CID 158404670.
- ^ Elmer, Peter. The Miraculous Conformist: Valentine Greatrakes, the Body Politic. p. 155.
Bibliography
[edit]- O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-1927-0.
- Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.