Banagher was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
| Banagher | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | King's County |
| Borough | Banagher |
| 1629–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
History edit
Banagher had two members in the 1689 Patriot Parliament summoned by King James II.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1629–1801 edit
- 1634–1635 Sir Edward Bagshawe and Richard Pigott [2]
- 1639–1649 Thomas Little (expelled and replaced by Robert Smith) and Jacob Lovell (died and replaced 1642 by James Laughlyn. Laughlyn died and was replaced 1645 by Sir Robert Dixon)[3][4]
- 1661–1666 Colonel Carey Dillon, later 5th Earl of Roscommon and Sir William Gore, 3rd Baronet[4]
1689–1801 edit
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Terence Coghlan | Terence Coghlan | ||||
| 1692 | Thomas Lestrange | William Sprigge | ||||
| 1703 | George Eyre | |||||
| 1711 | Charles Patrick Plunket | |||||
| 1713 | Peter Holmes | |||||
| 1715 | Thomas Lestrange | |||||
| 1727 | George Holmes | |||||
| 1729 | William Sprigge | |||||
| 1734 | Galbraith Holmes[note 1] | |||||
| November 1735 | Robert Holmes[note 1] | |||||
| December 1735 | Richard Trench | Henry Lestrange | ||||
| 1761 | Peter Holmes | John Pigott | ||||
| 1764 | Sir John Meade, 4th Bt | |||||
| 1767 | Henry Prittie | |||||
| 1768 | Thomas Coghlan | |||||
| 1776 | James Cavendish | |||||
| 1783 | Richard Malone | |||||
| 1785 | Edward Bellingham Swan | |||||
| 1790 | Edward Hoare | John Metge | ||||
| January 1798 | John Brabazon Ponsonby[note 2] | |||||
| 1798 | Arthur Dawson | |||||
| 1798 | John Metge[note 3] | |||||
| 1798 | Edward Hoare | |||||
| 1800 | John Philpot Curran | Patriot | ||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 502.
- ^ Kearney, Hugh. Strafford in Ireland 1633-1641: A Study in Absolutism. p. 232.
- ^ McGrath, Brid (29 May 1998). "A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641" – via www.tara.tcd.ie.
- ^ a b Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 622.
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.