Armagh County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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

Armagh County
Former County constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created1585[1]
Abolished1800
Replaced byArmagh County

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Armagh County was represented with two members.[2]

Members of Parliament

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1612 Tobias Caulfeild John Bourchier
1613 Sir Francis Annesley
1634 Sir Faithful Fortescue George Radcliffe
1639 Sir Faithful Fortescue William Brownlow
1661 Hans Hamilton Edward Richardson
1689 Patriot Parliament Arthur Brownlow Walter Hovendon
1692 William Richardson
1695 Sir Nicholas Acheson, 4th Bt
1703 Sir Hans Hamilton, 2nd Bt
1711 William Brownlow
1713 Robert Cope Tory
1715 William Richardson
1727 Robert Cope Tory
1739 William Richardson
1753 William Brownlow
1758 Francis Caulfeild
1761 Sir Archibald Acheson, 6th Bt
1776 Thomas Dawson
1783 William Richardson
1795 William Brownlow
1798 Hon. Archibald Acheson Viscount Caulfeild
1799 Robert Camden Cope
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Armagh County

Notes

    References

    Bibliography

    • O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-1927-0.
    • Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commonscites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
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