Athboy (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Athboy was a constituency in County Meath represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
| Athboy | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1613 |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Athboy was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1560–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1560 | Michael Moore | James Blake[2] | ||||
| 1585 | William Browne | Patrick Terrell[2] | ||||
| 1613 | Richard Browne | Melchior Moore[2] | ||||
| 1634 | Richard Browne | Peter Terrell[3] | ||||
| 1639 | Richard Browne (died and replaced 1642 by Francis Paisley) | Walter Dowdall (died and replaced 1642 by Ralph Wallis)[3][2] | ||||
| 1661 | Sir Richard Reynell, 1st Baronet | John Bligh[2] | ||||
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | John Trinder | Robert Longfield | ||||
| 1692 | Thomas Bligh | Peter Westenra | ||||
| 1695 | Garret Wesley | James Napper | ||||
| 1703 | Robert Johnson | John Wade | ||||
| 1705 | Robert Johnson | |||||
| 1713 | John Bligh | |||||
| 1715 | Thomas Bligh | |||||
| 1721 | Richard Ashe [note 1] | |||||
| 1727 | Robert Napper | |||||
| 1739 | Hon. John Bligh | |||||
| 1748 | William Napper | |||||
| 1761 | William Tighe | |||||
| 1775 | Hon. John Crosbie [note 2] | |||||
| 1776 | Edward Tighe | William Chapman | ||||
| 1783 | Hugh Howard | Thomas Cherburgh Bligh | ||||
| 1800 | Hon. Edward Bligh | |||||
| 1801 | Constituency disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
- Also elected for Trim in 1727, for which he chose to sit
- Styled as Viscount Crosbie from 1776
References
- O'Hart (2007), p. 503
- Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 628.
- https://www.academia.edu/32918712/Archbishop_John_Bramhall_and_Church_lands_in_Athboy_1641_1663
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 Commonscites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
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