Newtownards (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Pre-1801 Irish constituency

Not to be confused with Newtown Limavady (Parliament of Ireland constituency).

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Newtownards

Former borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
County| County Down
Borough| Newtownards
() ( ())–1801 (1801)
Replaced by| Disfranchised

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

## Members of Parliament[edit]

### 1613–1801[edit]

The town was incorporated on 1 April 1613 and a privilege of that incorporation was to send two burgers to serve as members of Parliament.[1] Members of Parliament from 1613 to 1800 inclusive:[2]

Election |  | First member | First party |  | Second member | Second party

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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[3][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

### Notes[edit]

1. ^ Montgomery & Hill 1869, p. 67.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ Bergin 2009.
4. ^ 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
5. ^ from 1730 Sir John Vesey, 2nd Bt
6. ^ Also returned for Co. Kilkenny, for which he chose to sit
7. ^ Also returned for Co. Kilkenny, for which he chose to sit
8. ^ Also returned for Bandon Bridge, for which he chose to sit

## References[edit]

* Bergin, John (2009). "Upton, Arthur". In Kinsella, Eoin; Clavin, Terry; Evers, Liz; Gallagher, Niav; Maume, Patrick; O'Riordan, Turlough (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Royal Irish Academy; Cambridge University Press. doi:10.3318/dib.008767.v1. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
* Montgomery, William; Hill, George (1869), The Montgomery manuscripts: (1603–1706) Comp. from family papers by William Montgomery, of Rosemount; and edited with notes, Belfast: Archer, p. 67 (footnote 65)
* 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.
* Upton, William Henry, ed. (1893). UPTON FAMILY RECORDS BEING Genealogical Collections for an Upton Family History (PDF) (Privately printed ed.). London: Mitchell and Hughes. pp. 41–49.

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