Gorey (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Pre-1801 Irish constituency

Gorey

Former borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
County| County Wexford
Borough| Gorey
1620 (1620)–1801 (1801)
Replaced by| Disfranchised

Gorey (also known as Newborough) was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801.

## History

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

## Members of Parliament, 1620–1801

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* 1634–1635: Sir Adam Loftus and Roger Lorte[2]
* 1639–1649: Sir Adam Loftus and William Plunkett[2]
* 1661–1666: Sir Walter Plunkett and John Kichiugman[2]

### 1689–1801

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Election | First MP | Second MP

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1689 |  | Abraham Strange |  |  | Richard Daly |
1692  |  | John Itchingham Chichester |  |  | Abel Ram |
1713 |  | Sir John Stanley, 1st Bt |  |  | George Ram |
1715  |  | Abel Ram |
1727  |  | Abel Ram |
1741  |  | Humphreys Ram |
1761 |  | Stephen Trotter |
1764  |  | Stephen Ram |
1776  |  | Humphreys Ram |
1781  |  | William Ogilvie |
1783 |  | Richard Vowell |
1790  |  | Charles Stanley Monck |  |  | John Toler |
1798  |  | William Domville Stanley Monck |
1799  |  | Joseph Mason Ormsby |
1801 |  | Disenfranchised

### Notes

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## References

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1. ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 504.
2. ^ a b c Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 639.

## 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 978-0-7884-1927-0.
* 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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