Dungarvan (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Dungarvan
Former borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
CountyCounty Waterford
BoroughDungarvan
1610 (1610) (1610 (1610))–1801 (1801)
Replaced byDungarvan (UKHC)

Dungarvan was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

History

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In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Dungarvan was represented with two members.[1]

Members of Parliament, 1610–1801

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1689–1801

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Election First member First party Second member Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament John Hore Martin Hore
1692 Charles Bourchier William Buckner
1703 James Barry (1659-1717) Roger Power
1709 Henry Pyne
1713 James Barry (1689-1743) Robert Carew
1715 James Barry (1659-1717)
1717 Redmond Barry
1721 James Barry (1689-1743)
1727 Benjamin Parry Thomas Carter[note 1]
October 1727 Thomas Uniacke[note 2]
1728 Robert Dillon
1736 Robert Roberts
1747 John Ussher
1749 Richard Boyle[note 3]
1758 Robert Boyle-Walsingham
1761 Thomas Carew
1768 Sir William Osborne, 8th Bt Robert Carew
1776 John Bennett[note 4]
1777 Godfrey Greene
1783 Marcus Beresford
1790 Chambre Brabazon Ponsonby
January 1798 John Brabazon Ponsonby
April 1798 Edward Lee
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Dungarvan

Notes

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  1. ^ Also elected for Hillsborough in 1727, for which he chose to sit
  2. ^ Declared not duly elected in 1727
  3. ^ Styled as Viscount Boyle from 1756
  4. ^ Declared not duly elected in 1776

References

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  1. ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 504.
  2. ^ a b c d e Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 635.

Bibliography

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  • 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.


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