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| Augher | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Tyrone |
| Borough | Augher |
| 1614–1801 | |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Augher was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until the Acts of Union 1800 came into force on 1 January 1801.
History edit
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Augher was not represented.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1613–1801 edit
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1613 | Ralph Birchenshaw | Edward Skorye | ||||
| 1634 | Robert Meredyth | Sir James Erskine | ||||
| 1639 | Robert Byron | William Peasley, died and replaced in 1641 by Robert Martin |
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| 1661 | Henry Mervyn | Richard Palfrey | ||||
| 1689 | Augher was not represented in the Patriot Parliament | |||||
| 1692 | James Moutray | Archibald Richardson | ||||
| 1695 | Sir Thomas Pakenham | David Creighton | ||||
| 1703 | James Moutray | John Hamilton | ||||
| 1713 | William Balfour | Henry Mervyn | ||||
| 1727 | Richard Tighe | |||||
| 1737 | William Richardson | |||||
| 1739 | Richard Gorges | |||||
| 1755 | St George Richardson | |||||
| 1761 | William Montgomery | James Moutray | ||||
| 1768 | Robert Rochfort | |||||
| 1776 | George Hamilton | Sir William Fortick | ||||
| October 1783 | William Richardson[note 1] | Henry Vaughan Brooke[note 2] | ||||
| 1783 | Samuel Hayes[note 3] | |||||
| 1790 | Thomas Coghlan | Edmond Stanley | ||||
| 1794 | John Stewart[note 4] | |||||
| 1798 | William Bailey | James Galbraith | ||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 504.
Bibliography edit
- 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.