Bangor (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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| Bangor | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Down |
| Borough | Bangor |
| 1613–1801 | |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Bangor was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
History[edit]
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Bangor was not represented.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1613–1801[edit]
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1613 | Edward Brabazon | John Dalway[2] | ||||
| 1634 | Malby Brabazon | Arthur Bassett[2] | ||||
| 1639 | John Hamilton | James Hamilton[2] | ||||
| 1661 | William Conyngham | Thomas Boyd (expelled 1665)[3] | ||||
| 1689 | Bangor was not represented in the Patriot Parliament | |||||
| 1692 | Francis Annesley | David Campbell | ||||
| 1695 | Sir James Hamilton | |||||
| 1698 | Henry Maxwell | Whig | ||||
| 1707 | Charles O'Neill | |||||
| 1713 | Capel Moore | Robert Ward | ||||
| 1715 | Michael Ward[note 1] | Hans Hamilton[note 2] | ||||
| 1716 | Edward Riggs | Acheson Moore | ||||
| November 1727 | Michael Ward | |||||
| 1727 | Sir Robert Maude, 1st Bt | |||||
| 1751 | Mathew Forde | |||||
| 1761 | Robert Ward | Robert Hamilton | ||||
| 1767 | John Parnell | |||||
| 1768 | Bernard Ward[note 3] | John Blackwood[note 4] | ||||
| 1771 | Hon. Nicholas Ward | |||||
| 1776 | Hon. Pierce Butler[note 5] | Hon. Edward Ward[note 6] | ||||
| 1778 | Edward Hunt | |||||
| 1783 | Richard Magenis | |||||
| 1790 | Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Bt | Sir John Parnell, 2nd Bt[note 7] | ||||
| 1791 | John Keane | |||||
| 1798 | Hon. Robert Ward | John Stewart | ||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes[edit]
- ^ Also elected for County Down in 1715, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also elected for Newry in 1715, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also elected for County Down in 1768, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Succeeded as 2nd Baronet in 1774
- ^ Also elected for Callan in 1776, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also elected for County Down in 1783, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also elected for Queen's County in 1790, for which he chose to sit
References[edit]
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 501.
- ^ a b c McGrath, Brid (24 October 1998). "A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641" – via www.tara.tcd.ie.
- ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 613.
Bibliography[edit]
- 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 Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.