Kilkenny City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Kilkenny City was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
| Kilkenny City | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Kilkenny City |
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Kilkenny City was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament
- 1374 William de Karlell
- 1374 John de Karlell
- 1450 John Chevir
- 1560 Robert Shee and Walter Archer [2]
- 1585 John Rothe of Rothe House and Ellice Shee [2]
- 1613–1615 Patrick Archer and Nicholas Langton [2]
- 1634–1635 Robert Shee and David Rothe [2]
- 1639–1649 Peter Rothe and Henry Archer [2]
- 1661–1666 Abel Warren (expelled and replaced 1665 by Sir Thomas Longville) and Thomas Evans [3]
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | John Rooth | James Bryan | ||||
| 1692 | Josiah Haydock | Robert Smith | ||||
| 1695 | Ebenezer Warren | Standish Hartstonge (died 1704) | ||||
| 1703 | Sir Thomas Smyth, 2nd Bt | |||||
| 1705 | Viscount Tunbridge | |||||
| 1711 | Sir Redmond Everard, 4th Bt | |||||
| 1713 | Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Bt | Darby Egan [note 1] | ||||
| November 1715 | Ebenezer Warren | |||||
| 1715 | Maurice Cuffe | |||||
| 1721 | Edward Warren | |||||
| 1727 | William Gore | John Blunden | ||||
| 1748 | Ralph Gore | |||||
| 1752 | William Evans Morres [note 2] | |||||
| 1761 | John Blunden [note 3] | |||||
| 1768 | Haydocke Evans Morres [note 4] | |||||
| 1776 | Ralph Gore | |||||
| 1777 | Eland Mossom | |||||
| May 1778 | Charles Agar [note 5] | |||||
| July 1778 | Gervase Parker Bushe | |||||
| 1783 | William Cuffe | John Butler | ||||
| 1792 | Hon. John Wandesford Butler | |||||
| 1793 | James Wemys | |||||
| March 1796 | Hon. James Wandesford Butler | |||||
| 1796 | Bryan Kavanagh | |||||
| 1798 | Thomas Kavanagh | |||||
| 1799 | William Talbot | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Kilkenny City | |||||
Notes
- Declared not duly elected in 1715
- Created a baronet in 1758
- Created a baronet in 1766
- Succeeded ad 2nd Baronet in 1774
- Declared not duly elected in 1778
References
- O'Hart (2007), p. 502
- http://www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/77206
- Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 620.
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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