UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1801–1885
County Limerick was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland , which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.
Boundaries [ edit ] This constituency comprised County Limerick , except for the parliamentary borough of Limerick , which was formed the Limerick City constituency.
Members of Parliament [ edit ] Year 1st Member 1st Party 2nd Member 2nd Party 1801, 1 Jan John Waller William Odell 1802, 22 July Charles Silver Oliver 1806, 22 November Windham Quin , later Earl of Dunraven & Mt Earl Tory [1] 1818, 8 July Richard FitzGibbon , later Earl of Clare Whig [1] [2] 1820, 30 March Standish O'Grady , later Viscount Guillamore Whig [1] 1826, 23 Jun Thomas Lloyd Tory [1] 1830, 2 Feb Standish O'Grady , later Viscount Guillamore[3] Whig [1] 1830, 3 May James Hewitt Massy Dawson Tory [4] 1830, 10 Aug Standish O'Grady , later Viscount Guillamore Whig [1] 1835, 15 Jan William Smith O'Brien [5] Whig [1] [6] [2] 1841, 10 Jul Caleb Powell Whig [1] 1847, 14 Aug Irish Confederation [7] William Monsell , later Baron Emly Peelite [8] [9] [10] 1849, 1 Jun Samuel Dickson Peelite [11] 1850, 14 Dec Wyndham Goold Whig [12] [13] [14] 1854, Dec Stephen de Vere Whig [15] 1859, 16 May Samuel Auchmuty Dickson Conservative [7] Liberal [7] 1865, 19 Jul Edward John Synan Liberal [7] 1874, 11 Feb Home Rule [7] William Henry O'Sullivan Home Rule [7] 1885 Constituency divided: see East Limerick and West Limerick
Elections [ edit ] Elections in the 1830s [ edit ] Lloyd's death caused a by-election.
On petition, O'Grady was unseated in favour of Massy Dawson. Elections in the 1840s [ edit ] O'Brien was adjudged guilty of high treason , causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1850s [ edit ] Dickson's death caused a by-election.
Monsell was appointed a clerk of ordnance, requiring a by-election.
Goold's death caused a by-election.
Monsell was appointed President of the Board of Health , requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1860s [ edit ] Monsell was appointed Vice-President of the Board of Trade , requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1870s [ edit ] Monsell was appointed Postmaster General of the United Kingdom , requiring a by-election.
Monsell was created a peer in January 1874, voiding his seat, and a writ was to be issued for a by-election. However, this was pre-empted by the dissolution of Parliament later that month
Elections in the 1880s [ edit ] ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 232. Retrieved 5 October 2018 – via Google Books . ^ a b Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer . pp. 91, 166. Retrieved 24 August 2018 – via Google Books . ^ O'Grady's s name was erased from the return and that of James Hewitt Massy Dawson substituted 3 May 1830 ^ Salmon, Philip. "MASSY (afterwards MASSY DAWSON), James Hewitt (1779-1834), of Ballynacourte, co. Tipperary and 87 Gloucester Place, Mdx" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 17 May 2020 . ^ O'Brien was found guilty of high treason in Oct 1848 ^ "Limerick Chronicle" . 4 August 1847. p. 4. Retrieved 5 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922 . Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 225–226, 293–294. ISBN 0901714127 . ^ "Election Details" . The Examiner . 14 August 1847. pp. 8–11. Retrieved 5 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive . ^ "Northern Whig" . 14 August 1847. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 5 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive . ^ Potter, Matthew. "William Monsell, First Baron Emly of Terboe" (PDF) . The Old Limerick Journal : 58–63. Retrieved 5 October 2018 . ^ "State of the Country" . Westmeath Independent . 2 June 1849. p. 3. Retrieved 5 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive . ^ "Ireland" . Reading Mercury . 21 December 1850. p. 4. Retrieved 5 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive . ^ "The League in Limerick" . Dublin Weekly Nation . 14 December 1850. p. 8. Retrieved 5 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive . ^ a b "Weekly Retrospect" . Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury . 21 December 1850. p. 5. Retrieved 5 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive . ^ "Morning Advertiser" . 1 December 1854. p. 5. Retrieved 5 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive . ^ a b c Farrell, Stephen. "Co. Limerick" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 17 May 2020 . References [ edit ]