Athboy (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Athboy | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Meath |
| Borough | Athboy |
| 1613–1801 | |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Athboy was a constituency in County Meath represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
History
[edit]In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Athboy was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1560–1801
[edit]| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1560 | Michael Moore | James Blake[2] | ||||
| 1585 | William Browne | Patrick Terrell[2] | ||||
| 1613 | Richard Browne | Melchior Moore[2] | ||||
| 1634 | Richard Browne | Peter Terrell[3] | ||||
| 1639 | Richard Browne (died and replaced 1642 by Francis Paisley) | Walter Dowdall (died and replaced 1642 by Ralph Wallis)[3][2] | ||||
| 1661 | Sir Richard Reynell, 1st Baronet | John Bligh[2] | ||||
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | John Trinder | Robert Longfield | ||||
| 1692 | Thomas Bligh | Peter Westenra | ||||
| 1695 | Garret Wesley | James Napper | ||||
| 1703 | Robert Johnson | John Wade | ||||
| 1705 | Robert Johnson | |||||
| 1713 | John Bligh | |||||
| 1715 | Thomas Bligh | |||||
| 1721 | Richard Ashe[note 1] | |||||
| 1727 | Robert Napper | |||||
| 1739 | Hon. John Bligh | |||||
| 1748 | William Napper | |||||
| 1761 | William Tighe | |||||
| 1775 | Hon. John Crosbie[note 2] | |||||
| 1776 | Edward Tighe | William Chapman | ||||
| 1783 | Hugh Howard | Thomas Cherburgh Bligh | ||||
| 1800 | Hon. Edward Bligh | |||||
| 1801 | Constituency disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 503.
- ^ a b c d e Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 628.
- ^ a b McGrath, Bríd. "Archbishop John Bramhall and Church lands in Athboy, 1641–1663" – via www.academia.edu.
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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.