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| Killyleagh | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Down |
| Borough | Killyleagh |
| 1613–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Killyleagh was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. It was named for the village of Killyleagh.
History
editIn the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Killyleagh was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1613–1801
edit- 1613–1615 Sir Edward Trevor and John Hamilton[2]
- 1634–1635 Paul Reynolds and John Hamilton[3]
- 1639–1649 Paul Reynolds and George Nettleton[3]
- 1661–1666 Colyn Maxwell and John Swadlyn[3]
1689–1801
edit| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Bernard Magennis | Tool O'Neile | ||||
| 1692 | Sir Patrick Dun | James Sloane | ||||
| 1695 | Hans Hamilton | |||||
| 1703 | Hans Stevenson | John Haltridge | ||||
| 1713 | James Stevenson | |||||
| 1715 | Robert Ross | |||||
| 1725 | James Stevenson | |||||
| 1727 | James Stevenson | |||||
| 1739 | Alexander Hamilton | |||||
| 1761 | Bernard Ward[note 1] | John Congreve | ||||
| 1761 | John Blackwood | |||||
| 1768 | Viscount Ikerrin | Sir Archibald Acheson, 6th Bt[note 2] | ||||
| 1769 | Arthur Johnston | |||||
| 1774 | Hon. Pierce Butler | |||||
| 1776 | Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Bt | Robert Blackwood | ||||
| 1788 | James Stevenson Blackwood[note 3] | |||||
| 1790 | Hon. Robert Ward | |||||
| 1798 | Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Bt | |||||
| 1799 | Hans Blackwood | |||||
| 1800 | Daniel Mussenden | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
edit- ^ Also elected for County Down in 1761, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also elected for County Armagh in 1768, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Succeeded as 3rd Baronet in 1799
References
edit- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 501.
- ^ McGrath, Brid (24 October 1998). "A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640–1641". hdl:2262/77206 – via www.tara.tcd.ie.
- ^ a b c Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 613.
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.