Belturbet was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800.
| Belturbet | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Cavan |
| Borough | Belturbet |
| 1614–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Belturbet was represented with two members.[1]
Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote. It was in the control of the Earl of Lanesborough.[2] The borough was disenfranchised under the terms of the Acts of Union 1800.
Members of Parliament, 1613–1801
edit- 1613–1615 Sir Hugh Wirrall and George Grimesditch[3]
- 1634–1635 Sir Arthur Blundell and Sir William Ryves
- 1639–1649 John Borlase, later Lord Justice of Ireland[4] and Richard Ashe (expelled 1642)
- 1661–1666 Stephen Butler (died and replaced 1662 by Francis Butler) and Thomas Warsopp
1689–1801
edit| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Sir Edward Tyrrell, 1st Bt | Philip Tuite | ||||
| 1692 | Francis Butler | John Warburton | ||||
| 1703 | Richard Tighe | Thomas Taylor[a] | ||||
| 1713 | Theophilus Butler | Brinsley Butler | ||||
| 1715 | Charles Delafaye | |||||
| 1725 | Hon. Humphrey Butler | |||||
| 1727 | Thomas Butler | |||||
| 1736 | Robert Butler | |||||
| 1755 | John Cramer | |||||
| 1761 | John Butler[b] | |||||
| 1761 | John Cramer[c] | |||||
| 1763 | Edward Tighe | |||||
| 1768 | George Glover | |||||
| 1771 | Robert Birch | |||||
| 1776 | Charles Francis Sheridan | |||||
| 1783 | Sir Skeffington Smyth, 1st Bt | David La Touche | ||||
| 1790 | John McClintock | Maurice Coppinger | ||||
| 1798 | Charles King | Thomas Townsend | ||||
| 1800 | Blayney Townley Balfour | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
- Notes
- ^ Created a baronet in 1704.
- ^ Also elected for County Down in 1715, for which he chose to sit.
- ^ Changed surname to Croghill in 1775.
References
edit- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 501.
- ^ "Belturbet". Ulster Historical Foundation. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 608.
- ^ Terry Clavin, 'Borlase, Sir John (c. 1576 – c. 1648)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2006
Bibliography
edit- O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-1927-0.
- 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.