Gowran was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
| Gowran | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Kilkenny |
| Borough | Gowran |
| 1609–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
History edit
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Gowran was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1609–1801 edit
- 1613–1615 John Swayne and Thomas Stanton[2]
- 1634–1635 John Hackett and James Kealy[2]
- 1639–1649 Sir Patrick Wemyss and Peter Butler (Butler resigned and replaced 1641 by Piers Crosbie)[2]
- 1661–1666 William Warden of Burnchurch and John Powell[3]
1689–1801 edit
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Richard Butler | Walter Kelly | ||||
| 1689 | Robert Fielding | |||||
| 1692 | Sir Charles Meredyth | George Warburton | ||||
| 1695 | Edward May | Joseph Stepney | ||||
| 1703 | Patrick Wemyss | Robert Maude[note 1] | ||||
| November 1713 | Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Bt[note 2] | James Agar[note 3] | ||||
| 1713 | Patrick Wemyss | |||||
| November 1715 | John Pepper | |||||
| 1715 | David Chaigneau | |||||
| 1725 | William Martin | |||||
| 1727 | Henry Agar | |||||
| 1747 | James Agar | |||||
| 1753 | James Agar | |||||
| 1761 | George Dunbar | William Henry Burton | ||||
| 1768 | Hon. John Ponsonby[note 4] | James Agar[note 4] | ||||
| 1769 | Arthur Browne | Henry Prittie | ||||
| 1776 | James Agar | John Butler | ||||
| 1777 | Sir Boyle Roche, 1st Bt | |||||
| October 1783 | Hon. Henry Welbore Agar[note 5] | George Dunbar | ||||
| 1783 | George Burdett | |||||
| 1790 | Patrick Welch | |||||
| 1798 | George Bunbury | George Burdett | ||||
| 1800 | Henry Verney Lovett Darby | |||||
| 1801 | Constituency disenfranchised | |||||
Notes edit
- ^ Created a baronet in 1705
- ^ Also elected for Kilkenny City in 1713, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also elected for Callan in 1715, for which he chose to sit
- ^ a b Also elected for County Kilkenny in 1768, for which he chose to sit.
- ^ Also elected for County Kilkenny in 1783, for which he chose to sit.
References edit
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 502.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 621.
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.