Cavan Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Cavan | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Cavan |
| Borough | Cavan |
| 1611–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Cavan was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800.
Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.
Borough
[edit]This constituency was the borough of Cavan in County Cavan.
History
[edit]It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland from 1611 to 1800. In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Cavan Borough was represented by two members.[1] The borough was disenfranchised under the terms of the Acts of Union 1800. £15,000 in compensation was divided between Theophilus Clements and Thomas Nesbitt.[2]
Members of Parliament, 1611–1801
[edit]| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1613 | Hugh Culme | George Seaton | ||||
| 1614 | Walter Brady | Thomas Brady | ||||
| 1634 | Brockhill Taylor | Alan Cooke | ||||
| 1639 | Alan Cooke | Edward Lake (expelled 1640) | ||||
| Interregnum | Irish MPs sat in the Parliament of the Protectorate | |||||
| 1661 | William Moore | Thomas Ashe | ||||
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Philip Og O'Reilly | Hugh Reily | ||||
| 1692 | Thomas Ashe | Robert Saunders | ||||
| 1709 | Joseph Addison | |||||
| 1713 | Charles Lambart | Theophilus Clements | ||||
| 1715 | Thomas Nesbitt | |||||
| 1729 | Henry Clements | |||||
| 1745 | Robert Clements | |||||
| 1747 | Edward Weston | |||||
| 1750 | Cosby Nesbitt | |||||
| 1761 | Nathaniel Clements[a] | |||||
| 1768 | Thomas Nesbitt | |||||
| 1769 | Henry Theophilus Clements | |||||
| 1776 | Nathaniel Clements[b] | |||||
| 1777 | John Clements | |||||
| 1783 | Henry Theophilus Clements | |||||
| 1790 | Lord Charles James FitzGerald | |||||
| 1798 | Viscount Clements[c] | |||||
| 1798 | George Cavendish | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
- Notes
- ^ Also elected for County Leitrim in 1768, for which he chose to sit.
- ^ Also elected for Carrick in 1776, for which he chose to sit.
- ^ Also elected for County Leitrim in 1798, for which he chose to sit.
References
[edit]- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 501.
- ^ "Cavan". Ulster Historical Foundation. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
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.