Tralee (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Tralee was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons.

Tralee
Former borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
CountyCounty Kerry
BoroughTralee
1613 (1613) (1613 (1613))–1801 (1801)
Seats2
Replaced byTralee (UKHC)

Borough

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This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Tralee in County Kerry.

Following the Acts of Union 1800 the borough retained one parliamentary seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

Members of Parliament

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It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland from 1613 to 1800.

  • 1613–1615: Robert Blennerhassett and Humphrey Dethicke[1]
  • 1634–1635: Sir Beverley Newcomen and Sir George Radcliffe (sat for Armagh – replaced by Robert Blennerhassett)[2]
  • 1639–1649: Thomas Maul and Henry Osbourne (Osbourne resigned 1641)[2]
  • 1661–1666: John Blennerhassett and Francis Lynn[1]
  • 1674: Cpt Robert Blennerhassett[3][self-published source?]

1689–1801

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Election First member First party Second member Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament Maurice Hussey James Hackett
1692 John Blennerhassett James Waller
1695 John St Leger Frederick William Mullins
1696 Barry Denny
1703 Samuel Morris Arthur Hyde
1713 John Blennerhassett
1715 Robert Taylor
1723 Conway Blennerhassett
1723 William Sprigge
1725 Luke Gardiner
1727 John Blennerhassett Arthur Blennerhassett
1743 Arthur Blennerhassett
1761 Rowland Bateman Edward Herbert
1768 Edward Denny
1771 Richard Underwood
1775 Boyle Roche
1776 John Crosbie, Viscount Crosbie John Toler
1777 Thomas Lloyd
1783 William Godfrey[4] James Carique-Ponsonby
1790 Crosbie Morgell Sir Boyle Roche, 1st Bt
1795 William Fletcher
January 1798 Maurice FitzGerald James Crosbie
1798 Arthur Moore Henry Kemmis
1801 Succeeded by Westminster constituency Tralee

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 618.
  2. ^ a b McGrath, Brid (1998). A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640–1641 (thesis). Department of History, Trinity College Dublin. hdl:2262/77206.
  3. ^ Humphrys, Mark. "Capt. Robert Blennerhassett, of Castle Conway". humphrysfamilytree.com.
  4. ^ from 1785 Sir William Godfrey, 1st Bt

Elections

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See also

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References

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