Ballynakill (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Ballynakill was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. The town is now spelled Ballinakill.
| Ballynakill | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | Queen's County |
| Borough | Ballinakill |
| 1613–1801 | |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Ballynakill was not represented.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1613–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1613 | Sir Thomas Ridgeway | Arthur Brereton | ||||
| 1639 | William Wandesford (died and replaced 1640 by Richard Fanshaw. Fanshaw replaced 1642 by Sir William Flower) | William Alford (replaced 1641 by Barnaby Dempsey. Dempsey replaced 1642 by Thomas Leigh) | ||||
| 1661 | Thomas Keating | Sir Amos Meredith | ||||
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Sir Gregory Byrne, 1st Bt | Oliver Grace | ||||
| 1692 | John Barrington | Daniel Weaver | ||||
| 1695 | Sir Edward Massey | Walter Weldon | ||||
| 1703 | John Barrington | Sir Arthur Gore, 2nd Bt | ||||
| 1713 | Thomas Medlycott | |||||
| 1715 | Samuel Freeman | John Weaver | ||||
| 1727 | John Barrington | Richard Warburton | ||||
| 1747 | Jonah Barrington | |||||
| 1756 | Marcus Paterson | |||||
| 1761 | Charles O'Hara | |||||
| 1768 | William Montgomery[note 1] | John Moore | ||||
| 1776 | William Henry Burton[note 2] | |||||
| 1777 | John Moore | |||||
| October 1783 | Sir Annesley Stewart, 6th Bt[note 3] | |||||
| 1783 | John Moore | |||||
| 1789 | John Egan | |||||
| 1790 | John Tydd | Eyre Coote | ||||
| 1798 | Montagu James Mathew | John Longfield | ||||
| 1800 | David Walshe | |||||
| March 1800 | Francis Trench | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
- Created a baronet in 1774
- Also elected for County Carlow in 1776, for which he chose to sit
- Also elected for Charlemont in 1783, for which he chose to sit
References
- O'Hart 2007, p. 500.
Bibliography
- O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7.
- 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.
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