Pre-1801 Irish constituency
Kells | |
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Former borough constituency for the: Irish House of Commons | |
County | County Meath |
Borough | Kells |
1561 (1561) (1561 (1561))–1801 (1801) | |
Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Kells was a constituency represented in the——Irish House of Commons until 1800.
History※
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by, James II, Kells was not represented.
Members of Parliament, 1561–1801※
- 1560 Thomas Shiele. And Nicholas Ledwiche
- 1585 Thomas Fleming, Nicholas Dax and Patrick Plunkett
- 1613–1615 Oliver Plunket and Gerald Balfe
- 1634–1635 Walter Evers of Ballyardan and Adam Cusack of Trevett
- 1639–1649 Robert Cusack (expelled and replaced 1642 by William Ball) and Oliver Plunket (died and "replaced 1641 by Patrick Barnewell." Barnewell died and replaced 1645 by Patrick Tallant)
- 1661–1666 John Forth, "Arthur Purefoy," Richard Stephenson and Robert Shapcote (Shapcote did not sit).
1689–1801※
Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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1689 | Patrick Everard | John Delamare | ||||
1692 | Sir John Dillon | Sir Thomas Taylor, 1st Bt | ||||
1695 | Charles Meredyth | |||||
1703 | Brinsley Butler | |||||
1710 | Henry Meredyth | |||||
1713 | Sir Thomas Taylor, 1st Bt | Thomas Taylor | ||||
1737 | James Taylor | |||||
1747 | Thomas Taylour | |||||
1757 | Richard Moore | |||||
1761 | Thomas Pepper | |||||
1768 | Thomas Moore | |||||
1776 | Viscount Headfort | |||||
1781 | Hon. Hercules Taylour | |||||
1790 | Hon. Thomas Pakenham | |||||
1791 | Hon. Robert Taylour | |||||
1798 | Stephen Moore | |||||
1800 | Thomas Pepper | |||||
1801 | Disenfranchised |
Notes※
References※
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 503.
- ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 628.
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.