Askeaton (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Askeaton | |
|---|---|
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Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1614 |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
Askeaton was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Askeaton was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1614–1801
- 1661–1666 Richard Southwell
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | John Bourke | Edward Rice | ||||
| 1692 | John Odell | Robert Taylor | ||||
| 1695 | George Evans | |||||
| 1696 | Chichester Philips | |||||
| 1703 | Robert Taylor | |||||
| 1713 | Philip Perceval | |||||
| 1715 | John Bury | Edward Denny | ||||
| 1723 | Berkeley Taylor | |||||
| 1727 | Edward Taylor | |||||
| 1737 | William Taylor | |||||
| 1747 | John Minchin-Walcott | |||||
| 1753 | Edmond Malone | |||||
| 1761 | Joseph Hoare [note 1] | James Cotter [note 2] | ||||
| 1768 | Edward Spring | |||||
| 1776 | Hon. Hugh Massy | |||||
| 1783 | Richard Griffith | |||||
| 1790 | Henry Alexander | |||||
| January 1798 | John Stewart [note 3] | |||||
| 1798 | Sir Vere Hunt, 1st Baronet | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
References
- ↑ O'Hart (2007), p. 503
Bibliography
- 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 Commonscites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
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