County Galway (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

County Galway was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

County Galway
Former county constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
CountyCounty Galway
 () ( ())–1801 (1801)
Replaced byCounty Galway (UKHC)

History edit

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, County Galway was represented with two members.[1] Following the Acts of Union 1800 the county was represented by the Westminster constituency of County Galway.

Members of Parliament edit

Year First member Second member
1585 Francis Shaen Thomas Lestrange
1613–1615 John Moore of Brizes Sir William Bourke
1634–1635 Sir Richard Blake Sir Valentine Blake
1639–1645 Sir Ulick Bourke, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Blake
1661–1666 Sir Oliver St George, 1st Baronet Chidley Coote

1689–1801 edit

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament Sir Ulick Burke, 3rd Bt Sir Walter Blake, 6th Bt
1692 John Eyre Sir Oliver St George, 1st Bt
1703 John French
1709 Edward Ormsby
1713 John Eyre Patrick French
1715 Edward Ormsby Frederick Trench
1727 John Eyre
1745 Hon. Thomas Bermingham
1750 George Warburton
1753 Charles Daly Robert French
1761 Richard Trench
August 1768 Lord Dunkellin[note 1] Denis Daly
1768 William Trench
1790 Joseph Blake
1798 Hon. Richard Trench
1800 Richard Martin
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency County Galway

Notes edit

  1. ^ Declared not duly elected in 1768Pa

References edit

  1. ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 502.

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.
  • Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 978-1-903688-09-0
  • T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534-1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
  • 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.