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| Hillsborough | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Down |
| Borough | Hillsborough |
| 1662–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Hillsborough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
History edit
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Hillsborough was not represented.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1662–1801 edit
- 1662–1666 Sir Robert Colville and Carrol Bolton[2]
1689–1801 edit
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 | Hillsborough was not represented in the Patriot Parliament | |||||
| 1692 | Sir John Magill | William Shaw | ||||
| 1695 | Michael Hill | |||||
| 1703 | Thomas Keightley[note 1] | Samuel Waring | ||||
| 1703 | William Richardson | |||||
| 1713 | Trevor Hill | |||||
| 1715 | Arthur Hill | |||||
| 1727 | Thomas Carter | Francis Stoyte | ||||
| 1733 | William Cooper[note 2] | |||||
| 1761 | Arthur Trevor | William Montgomery | ||||
| 1771 | Charles Powell Leslie I | |||||
| 1776 | Charles Dunbar[note 3] | |||||
| 1777 | James Bailie | |||||
| 1788 | Robert Johnson | |||||
| January 1800 | Chichester Fortescue | |||||
| February 1800 | William Edmond Reilly | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes edit
- ^ Also elected for County Kildare in 1703, for which he chose to sit.
- ^ Created a baronet in 1758
- ^ Also elected for Blessington in 1776, for which he chose to sit
References edit
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 501.
- ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 612.
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.