Carlow (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Carlow
Former borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
CountyCounty Carlow
BoroughCarlow
1613 (1613) (1613 (1613))–1801 (1801)
Seats2
Replaced byCarlow (UKHC)

Carlow was a constituency representing the borough of Carlow in the Irish House of Commons, the lower house in the Irish Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland from 1613 to 1800.

History

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The borough was incorporated in 1296 by Edward I and received further charters under the Stuart monarchs.[1]

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Carlow was represented by two members.[2] Following the Acts of Union 1800 the borough retained one parliamentary seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

After the Acts of Union, its successor constituency returned one MP to the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1801 to 1885.

Members of Parliament, 1613–1801

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1689–1801

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Election First member First party Second member Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament Mark Baggot John Warren
1692 Sir William Russell, 4th Bt Walter Weldon
1695 Edmond Jones Robert Curtis
September 1703 Richard Wolseley Hon. Charles Howard[a]
1703 Walter Weldon
1713 Thomas Burdett
1715 Richard Wolseley
1725 John Hamilton
1727 James Hamilton Richard Wolseley[b]
1761 Robert Burton
1765 Robert Doyne
1768 Edward Hoare John Hyde[c]
1769 James Somerville
June 1776 John Prendergast Hon. John Ponsonby[d]
1776 Arthur Dawson
1783 Sir John Browne, 7th Bt Charles des Voeux[e]
January 1790 Hon. James Caulfield Browne
May 1790 Augustus Cavendish-Bradshaw John Ormsby Vandeleur
1796 Sir Frederick Flood, 1st Bt
January 1798 Henry Sadlier Prittie William Elliot[f]
1798 John Wolfe
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Carlow
Notes
  1. ^ Declared not duly elected in 1703.
  2. ^ Created a baronet in 1745.
  3. ^ Also elected for County Cork in 1768, for which he chose to sit.
  4. ^ Also elected for County Kilkenny in 1776, for which he chose to sit.
  5. ^ Created a baronet in 1787.
  6. ^ Also elected for St Canice in 1798, for which he chose to sit.

References

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  1. ^ "Carlow". Ulster Historical Foundation. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 500.

Bibliography

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  • 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.
  • FitzGerald, Lord Walter (January 1911). "The Castle and Manor of Carlow, Part II". Journal of the County Kildare Archaeological Society and Surrounding Districts. 6 (5): 364–397 (396).
  • 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.