County Cavan (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Pre-1801 Irish constituency

County Cavan

Former county constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
County| County Cavan
–1801 (1801)
Seats| 2
Replaced by| Cavan (UKHC)

County Cavan was a constituency representing County Cavan in the Irish House of Commons, the lower house in the Irish Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland from 1611 to 1800.

Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.

## History

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

## Members of Parliament

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Election | First MP | Second MP

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1585 |  | Philip Reilly |  |  | Edmund Reilly[2] |
1613 |  | Sir Oliver Lambart |  |  | Sir John Fishe[2] |
1634 |  | Sir Stephen Butler |  |  | Lucas Dillon[2] |
1639 |  | Colonel Philip O'Reilly (expelled 1642) |  |  | Robert Bailey[2] |
1661 |  | Sir Francis Hamilton, 3rd Baronet |  |  | Thomas Coote[3] |
1689 |  | Philip Reyley |  |  | John Reyly |
1692  |  | Sir Francis Hamilton, 3rd Bt |  |  | Robert Saunderson[a] |
1697  |  | Francis White |
1703 |  | Theophilus Butler |
1713 |  | Robert Saunderson |
1715 |  | Mervyn Pratt |  |  | Brockhill Newburgh |
1727 |  | Charles Coote I |  |  | John Maxwell |
1751  |  | Hon. Brinsley Butler[b] |
1756  |  | Hon. Barry Maxwell |
1761 |  | Charles Coote II |
1766  |  | William Stewart |
1768 |  | Hon. Barry Maxwell |  |  | George Montgomery | Patriot
1780  |  | Hon. John James Maxwell |
1783 |  | Charles Stewart |
1788  |  | John Maxwell[c] |
1788  |  | Francis Saunderson |
1793  |  | Viscount Maxwell |
1800  |  | Nathaniel Sneyd |
1801 |  | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Cavan

Notes

1. ^ Expelled in 1696.
2. ^ Styled as Lord Newtown-Butler from 1756.
3. ^ Declared not duly elected in 1788.

### Elections

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General Election 1761: County Cavan[4]
19 May  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|  | Hon. Brinsley Butler | 506  |  |
|  | Charles Coote II | 466  |  |
|  | George Montgomery | 436  |  |
|  | Hon. Barry Maxwell | 467  |  |

## References

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1. ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 501.
2. ^ a b c d McGrath, Bríd (24 October 1998). "A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641".
3. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 607.
4. ^ "County Cavan".

## 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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Parliamentary constituencies in County Cavan and Borough

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800|

* County Cavan (????-1800)
* Belturbet (1614-1800)
* Cavan Borough (1611-1800)

Westminster 1801-1922
and First Dáil 1918|

* Cavan County (1801-1885)
* East Cavan (1885-1922)
* West Cavan (1885-1922)

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1918–present|

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* Cavan (1921-1977)

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