Blessington in County Wicklow was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1670 until 1800.
| Blessington | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Wicklow |
| Borough | Blessington |
| 1670–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
History edit
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Blessington was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1670–1801 edit
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | James Eustace | Maurice Eustace | ||||
| 1692 | William Crowe | Sir Richard Levinge | ||||
| 1695 | Denny Muschamp | Gideon Delaune | ||||
| 1703 | William Crowe | John Jephson | ||||
| 1711 | Hon. Charles Boyle | |||||
| 1719 | David Dunbar | |||||
| 1724 | Joseph Slattery | |||||
| November 1727 | Sir Richard Levinge, 2nd Bt | Anthony Malone[note 1] | ||||
| 1727 | Patrick French | |||||
| 1745 | Charles Ussher | |||||
| 1748 | Joseph Kelly | |||||
| 1749 | Francis McCartney | |||||
| 1759 | George Smyth | |||||
| 1761 | John Monck Mason | |||||
| 1768 | George Smyth | |||||
| 1769 | John Monck Mason | |||||
| 1771 | Charles Dunbar | |||||
| 1776 | John Talbot Dillon | |||||
| 1779 | John Reilly | |||||
| October 1783 | William Montgomery[note 2] | |||||
| 1783 | Sir Richard Johnston, 1st Bt | |||||
| 1796 | David Ker | |||||
| 1798 | Richard Annesley | |||||
| 1800 | William Saurin | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes edit
- ^ Also elected for County Westmeath in 1727, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also elected for Hillsborough in 1783, for which he chose to sit
References edit
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 501.
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.