Duleek (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Duleek | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Meath |
| Borough | Duleek |
| –1801 | |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Duleek was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
History
[edit]In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Duleek was not represented.[1]
- 1661–1666 Patrick Tallant (died and replaced 1662 by Michael Jones) and Gabriel Bristow[2]
Members of Parliament
[edit]1689–1801
[edit]| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 | Duleek was not represented in the Patriot Parliament | |||||
| 1692 | Sir Arthur Langford, 2nd Bt | Andrew Ram | ||||
| 1695 | Sir Charles Feilding | |||||
| 1698 | Charles Wallis | |||||
| 1703 | Robert Curtis | |||||
| 1713 | Sir Thomas Smyth, 2nd Bt | William Berry | ||||
| 1715 | Thomas Trotter[note 1] | Francis Harrison[note 2] | ||||
| 1716 | Lord Frederick Howard | |||||
| 1727 | Stephen Ram | |||||
| 1728 | Nathaniel Clements | |||||
| 1747 | Thomas Cooley | |||||
| 1755 | Henry Monck | |||||
| 1761 | Andrew Ram | |||||
| 1768 | Richard Levinge | Stephen Ram[note 3] | ||||
| 1769 | Andrew Ram | |||||
| 1776 | Edward Stopford | |||||
| 1783 | Abel Ram | |||||
| 1790 | William Knott | Charles Montague Ormsby | ||||
| 1796 | William Dalrymple | |||||
| 1798 | Robert Rutledge | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Also elected for Old Leighlin in 1727, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also elected for County Carlow in 1715, for which he chose to sit.
- ^ Also elected for Gorey in 1768, for which he chose to sit
References
[edit]- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 503.
- ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 629.
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.