Carrick (also known as Carrigdrumruske or Carrick-on-Shannon Borough) was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1614 to 1800. It returned two members.
| Carrick | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Leitrim |
| Borough | Carrick-on-Shannon |
| 1614–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Borough edit
This constituency was the borough of Carrick-on-Shannon in County Leitrim.
History edit
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Carrick was not represented.[1] Under the terms of the Act of Union 1800, the constituency was disenfranchised and abolished.
Members of Parliament, 1614–1801 edit
- 1613–1615 Maurice Griffith and Thomas Bellot[2]
- 1639–1649 Sir George St George and John Jackson[2]
- 1661–1666 Richard Barrett and Thomas Carr[2]
1689–1801 edit
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 | Carrick was not represented in the Patriot Parliament | |||||
| 1692 | Roger Smith | Owen Wynne | ||||
| August 1695 | Richard St George[note 1] | John French | ||||
| 1695 | Arthur Cooper | |||||
| 1703 | Sir George St George | Oliver St George | ||||
| 1713 | John French | |||||
| 1714 | Edward Ormsby | |||||
| 1715 | John Ussher | Richard St George | ||||
| 1741 | St George St George | |||||
| 1755 | John Pomeroy | |||||
| 1761 | Robert French | |||||
| 1763 | Dudley Alexander Sydney Cosby | |||||
| 1768 | Henry Sandford | Robert Clements[note 2] | ||||
| 1776 | Nathaniel Clements | |||||
| 1777 | Edward Sneyd | |||||
| 1777 | Robert Tighe | |||||
| 1781 | Edward King | |||||
| October 1783 | Hon. Thomas Pelham | George Sandford[note 3] | ||||
| 1783 | Edward King | |||||
| 1790 | Hon. Nathaniel Clements[note 4][note 5] | |||||
| 1794 | Nathaniel Sneyd | |||||
| 1798 | William Gore | |||||
| 1800 | Robert Tighe | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes edit
- ^ Also elected for Galway Borough in 1695, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also elected for County Donegal in 1776, for which he chose to sit.
- ^ Also elected for Roscommon in 1783, for which he chose to sit.
- ^ Styled as Viscount Clements from 1795
- ^ Also elected for County Leitrim in 1798, for which he chose to sit.
References edit
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 503.
- ^ a b c 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.