Athlone (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Pre-1801 Irish constituency

Athlone

Former borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
County| County Westmeath
Borough| Athlone
1607 (1607)–1801 (1801)
Replaced by| Athlone

Athlone was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote. Following the Acts of Union 1800 the borough became the Westminster constituency of Athlone.

## History

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

## Members of Parliament, 1607–1801

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* 1613–1615: Walter Nugent of Portloman and Richard St John (or St George)[2]
* 1634–1635: Edward, Lord Brabazon[3] and John Comyn[2]
* 1639–1649: Oliver Jones and William Summers[2]
* 1661–1666: Ridgeley Hatfield and Arthur St George[2]

### 1689–1801

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Election | First MP | Second MP

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1689 |  | Edmund Malone |  |  | Edmond Malone | x
1692  |  | William Handcock |  |  | Arthur St George |
1703  |  | William Jones |  |  | William Handcock |
1715  |  | Henry St George I |
1723  |  | Gustavus Handcock |
1723  |  | George St George |
1727  |  | Peter Holmes |
1732  |  | Gustavus Handcock |
1751  |  | Robert Handcock |
1759  |  | William Handcock I |
1761 |  | Henry St George II |
1763  |  | Richard St George[note 1] |
1783 |  | William Handcock II |
1789  |  | Sir Richard St George, 2nd Bt |
1800  |  | Richard Handcock |
1801 |  | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Athlone

### Notes

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1. ^ Created a baronet in 1766

## References

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1. ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 504.
2. ^ a b c d Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 636.
3. ^ Kearney, Hugh. Strafford in Ireland 1633–1641: A Study in Absolutism. p. 231.

## 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.
* Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 978-1-903688-09-0
* T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534–1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
* 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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Athlone

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Parliamentary constituencies in County Westmeath

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* County Westmeath (????-1800)
* Athlone (1607-1800)
* Fore (???-1800)
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