County Longford (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

County Longford was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1585 to 1800 representing County Longford. Between 1725 and 1793, under the Penal Laws, Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.

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

Members of Parliament

1585–1666

Election		First member		Second member
1585		Faghny O'Ferrall		William O'Ferrall
1613		Connell O'Ferrall		John O'Ferrall
1634		Roger Ferrall		Faghny Ferrall
1639		Sir James Dillon (ennobled, replaced 1646 by Sir Francis Edgeworth)		Faghny McRosse Ferrall (died, replaced 1646 by Sir Robert Newcomen)
1661		Henry Sankey		Adam Molyneux

1689 (Patriot Parliament)

Election		First member		Second member
1689		Roger Farrell		Robert Farrell

1692–1801

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1692		Robert Choppin			Sir Robert Newcomen, 6th Bt
1695		Wentworth Harman
1703		Anthony Sheppard
1713		Henry Edgeworth
1715		Anthony Sheppard
1735					Sir Arthur Newcomen, 7th Bt
1739		Arthur Gore
1758		Henry Gore
1759					Sir Thomas Newcomen, 8th Bt
1761		Robert Harman			John Gore
1765		Ralph Fetherston			Hon. Edward Pakenham
1766					Wentworth Parsons
1768		Henry Gore			Hon. Robert Pakenham
1775					Laurence Harman Harman
1790		Sir William Gleadowe-Newcomen, 1st Bt
1793					Caleb Barnes Harman
1796					Sir Thomas Fetherston, 2nd Bt
1801		Replaced by Westminster constituency Longford

References

• 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.