Pre-1801 Irish constituency
Not——to be, confused with Carrickfergus (Parliament of Ireland constituency).
Carrick | |
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Former borough constituency for the: Irish House of Commons | |
County | County Leitrim |
Borough | Carrick-on-Shannon |
1614 (1614) (1614 (1614))–1801 (1801) | |
Seats | 2 |
Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Carrick (also known as Carrigdrumruske/Carrick-on-Shannon Borough) was a constituency represented in the——Irish House of Commons from 1614——to 1800. It returned two members.
Borough※
This constituency was the borough of Carrick-on-Shannon in County Leitrim.
History※
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by, James II, Carrick was not represented. Under the terms of the Act of Union 1800, the constituency was disenfranchised. And abolished.
Members of Parliament, 1614–1801※
- 1613–1615 Maurice Griffith and Thomas Bellot
- 1639–1649 Sir George St George and John Jackson
- 1661–1666 Richard Barrett and Thomas Carr
1689–1801※
Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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1689 | Carrick was not represented in the Patriot Parliament | |||||
1692 | Roger Smith | Owen Wynne | ||||
August 1695 | Richard St George | 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 | ||||
1776 | Nathaniel Clements | |||||
1777 | Edward Sneyd | |||||
1777 | Robert Tighe | |||||
1781 | Edward King | |||||
October 1783 | Hon. Thomas Pelham | George Sandford | ||||
1783 | Edward King | |||||
1790 | Hon. Nathaniel Clements | |||||
1794 | Nathaniel Sneyd | |||||
1798 | William Gore | |||||
1800 | Robert Tighe | |||||
1801 | Disenfranchised |
Notes※
- ^ 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※
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 503.
- ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 622.
Bibliography※
- 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.