This is a list of the Members of Parliament appointed as Escheator of Connaught, a notional 'office of profit under the crown' which was used to resign from the Irish House of Commons.
The escheator was originally responsible for the administration of escheat /ɪsˈtʃiːt/,[1][2] a common law doctrine that transfers the real property of a person who has died without heirs to the crown or state.
The office was formerly substantive. It was founded in 1605, when the escheatorship for Ireland was divided among the provinces of Connaught, Leinster, Munster, and Ulster.[3]
Members of the Irish House of Commons edit
- 1693: Robert Saunders (Cavan)[4]
- 1742: St John Bowden (substantive officer)[3]
- 1799: Hon. Charles Knox (Dungannon)[5]
In 1838, all of the Irish escheatorships were abolished by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.[6]
Notes edit
- ^ "Escheat". Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ Walker, John (1838). A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of the English Language. ISBN 9781402171710.
- ^ a b Reports from committees, p. 78.
- ^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800 (2002) vol. VI, p. 244.
- ^ Return of the names..., p. 669.
- ^ Reports from committees, p. 79.
References edit
- Reports from committees. Vol. 12. 1894.
- Parliament Commons, Lists (1879). Return of the names of every Member returned to serve in each Parliament. Vol. Part II.