Pre-1801 Irish constituency
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Newtownards was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
Members of Parliament [ edit ]
The town was incorporated on 1 April 1613 and a privilege of that incorporation was to send two burgesses to serve as members of Parliament. Members of Parliament from 1613 to 1800 inclusive:[ 2]
Election
First member
First party
Second member
Second party
1613
George Conyngham , Loghriscoll
James Cathcart , Ballenyane
1634
Hugh Montgomery, Master of the Ardes
Edward Trevor
1639
Hugh Montgomery
John Trevor, Balleclender
1640 (February)
George Montgomery, Ballylessan
1640 (March)
George Montgomery
1661
William Montgomery, Rosemount
Charles Campbell, Donaghadee, Dublin
1692
Robert Echlin
Thomas Knox
1695
Clotworthy Upton [ 4]
Charles Campbell
1703
George Carpenter
1705
Brabazon Ponsonby
1715
Richard Tighe
1725
William Ponsonby
1727
John Denny Vesey [ 5]
Robert Jocelyn
1739
John Ponsonby
1750
Chambre Brabazon Ponsonby
1761
Richard Ponsonby
Redmond Morres
1768
Thomas Le Hunt
John Ponsonby[ 6]
1769
Sir William Morres, 1st Bt
1775
Cornelius O'Callaghan
Arthur Dawson
1776
Sir John Browne, 7th Bt
James Somerville
October 1783
William Brabazon Ponsonby [ 7]
Lodge Evans Morres [ 8]
1783
John Ponsonby
George Lowther
1785
Sir William Morres, 3rd Bt
1788
Henry Alexander
1790
Richard Annesley
John I La Touche
1796
John II La Touche
1798
Sir John Blaquiere, 1st Bt
Robert Alexander
1800
Du Pre Alexander
1801
Constituency disenfranchised
^ "The [following] list has been kindly supplied by T. K. Lowry, Esq., Editor of the Hamilton Manuscripts " (Montgomery & Hill 1869 , pp. 67, 68):
1613, April — George Conyngham, Esq., Loghriscoll. James Cathcart, Esq., Ballenyane.
1634, June — Hugh Montgomery, Master of the Ardes, Newtown (Newtownards).
1639, March 2 — Hugh Montgomery, Newtown. John Trevor, Esq., Balleclender.
1640, Feb. — George Montgomery, Ballylessan, vice H. Montgomery, sick.
1640, March — G. Montgomery.
1661, April 18 — William Montgomery, Esq., Rosemount. Charles Campbell, Gent., Donaghadee, Dublin.
1692, Sept. 26 — Robert Echlin, Esq., Rush, Dublin. Thomas Knox, Esq., Dungannon, Tyrone.
1695, Aug. 19 — Clotworthy Upton, Esq., Castle Upton, Antrim. Charles Campbell, Esq., Dublin.
1703, Sept. 21 — George Carpenter, Esq., Longwood, Hants. Charles Campbell, Esq., Dublin.
1704, Feb. 23 — Brabazon Ponsonby, Esq., Bessborough, Kilkenny, vice Carpenter absent on the Queen's service in England.
1713, Oct. 29 — Brabazon Ponsonby, Esq., Bessborough, Kilkenny. Charles Campbell, Esq., Dublin.
1715, Nov. 4 — Richard Tighe, Esq., Dublin. Charles Campbell, Esq. , Dublin.
1725, Nov. 9 — Wm. Ponsonby, Bessborough, Kilkenny, vice Campbell, deceased.
1727, Nov. 8 — John Denny Vesey (Bart.), Abbyleix, Queen's County. Robert Joeelyn, Esq., Dublin.
1739, Oct. 23 — John Ponsonby, Bishops' Court, Kildare, vico Joeelyn, Lord Chancellor.
1750, April 26 — Chambre Brabazon Ponsonby, Esq., Ashgrove, Kilkenny, vice Vesey, Lord Knapton.
1761, May 2 — Richard Ponsonby, Dublin. Redmond Morres, Esq., Rathgar, Dublin.
1768, July 16 — John Ponsonby, Bishops' Court, Kildare. Thomas Le Hunte, Esq., Dublin.
1769, Oct. 30 — Sir William Evans Morres, Bart., Kilcreen, Kilkenny.
1775, Oct. 10 — Cornelius O'Callaghan (the elder), Esq. Arthur Dawson, Esq.
1776, June 18 — John Browne of the Neale, (Bart.) James Summerville, Esq.
1783, Oct. 4 — William Brabazon Ponsonby, Esq. Lodge Morres, Esq.
1785, Jan. 20 — John Ponsonby. Sir William Evans Ryves Morres, Bart.
1788, Feb., 4 — Henry Alexander , Esq., vice Ponsonby, deceased.
1790, July, 2 — Richard Annesley, John La Touche, Esq.
1796, Mar., 2 — John La Touche. jun., Esq.
1798, Jan., 9 — Sir John Blacquiere, K.B. Robert Alexander, Esq.
1800, Feb., 3 — Dupre Alexander, vice Robt. Alexander.
^ This Clotworthy Upton was the uncle of Clotworthy Upton, 1st Baron Templetown (1721–1785). Upton's estate was inherited by his brother Lieutenant Colonel John Upton (1671-1740); John's youngest son, also Clotworthy Upton, later succeeded to the estate and was created Baron Templetown in 1776
^ from 1730 Sir John Vesey, 2nd Bt
^ Also returned for Co. Kilkenny, for which he chose to sit
^ Also returned for Co. Kilkenny, for which he chose to sit
^ Also returned for Bandon Bridge, for which he chose to sit
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