Tralee was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons.
| Tralee | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Kerry |
| Borough | Tralee |
| 1613–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Tralee (UKHC) |
Borough
editThis 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
editIt 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ a b Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 618.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Humphrys, Mark. "Capt. Robert Blennerhassett, of Castle Conway". humphrysfamilytree.com.
- ^ from 1785 Sir William Godfrey, 1st Bt
Elections
editSee also
editReferences
edit- 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.