Midleton (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Midleton | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Cork |
| Borough | Midleton |
| 1671–1801 | |
| Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
Midleton was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. Incorporated by Charter, 1671 whereby it was granted to Sir John Brodrick with a Corporation sovereign, two bailiffs and 12 burgesses. It was disenfranchised at the Act of Union and compensation of £15,000 paid to Viscount Midleton.
Borough
[edit]This constituency was based in the town of Midleton in County Cork.
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Dermod Long | John Long | ||||
| 1692 | Thomas Brodrick | Hon. Henry Petty | ||||
| August 1695 | Francis Brewster | St John Brodrick | ||||
| 1695 | Charles Oliver | |||||
| 1703 | St John Brodrick | Robert Foulke | ||||
| 1707 | Henry Boyle | |||||
| 1713 | Arthur Hyde | Jephson Busteed | ||||
| 1715 | Thomas Brodrick | Edward Corker | ||||
| 1727 | Richard Bettesworth | Eaton Stannard | ||||
| 1741 | William Annesley | |||||
| 1755 | James Hamilton[1] | |||||
| 1758 | James St John Jeffereyes | |||||
| 1759 | Francis Andrews | |||||
| 1761 | Thomas Brodrick | |||||
| 1768 | Edward Brodrick | |||||
| 1776 | Thomas Brodrick | Henry Brodrick | ||||
| 1783 | Thomas Pigott | Arthur Dawson | ||||
| 1794 | Benjamin Blake Woodward | |||||
| 1798 | Richard Hardinge | |||||
| 1799 | John Francis Cradock | |||||
| 1800 | Hon. Richard Annesley | |||||
| 1801 | Constituency disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ from 1756 James Hamilton, Viscount Limerick
Elections
[edit]- 1692
- 1695
- 1703
- 1707
- 1713
- 1715
- 1716
- 1727
- 1741 (by-election)
- 1775 (by-election)
- 1758
- 1759
- 1761
- 1768
- 1776
- 1781
- 1783
- 1790
- 1793
- 1797
- 1799
- 1800
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Johnston-Liik, E. M. (28 February 2002). "History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800". Ulster Historical Foundation. ISBN 1-903688-09-4. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007.
- Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J. (1978). A New History of Ireland 1534-1691. Oxford University Press.
- Cadogan, Tim; Falvey, Jeremiah (2006). A Biographical Dictionary of Cork. Four Courts Press. ISBN 1-84682-030-8.
- 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.