Askeaton (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Pre-1801 Irish constituency
| Askeaton | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Limerick |
| Borough | Askeaton |
| 1614 (1614)–1801 (1801) | |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Askeaton was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
History
[edit ]In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Askeaton was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1614–1801
[edit ]| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1613 | Roger Rice | Anthony Stoughton[2] | |||
| 1634 | Maurice Williams | Sir Hardress Waller [2] | |||
| 1639 | George Crofton | Maurice Williams (resigned and replaced by William Dobbins)[2] | |||
| 1661 | Sir Anthony Morgan | Richard Southwell [3] | |||
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | John Bourke | Edward Rice | |||
| 1692 | John Odell | Robert Taylor | |||
| 1695 | George Evans | ||||
| 1696 | Chichester Phillips | ||||
| 1703 | Robert Taylor | ||||
| 1713 | Philip Perceval | ||||
| 1715 | John Bury | Edward Denny | |||
| 1723 | Berkeley Taylor | ||||
| 1727 | Edward Taylor | ||||
| 1737 | William Taylor | ||||
| 1747 | John Minchin-Walcott | ||||
| 1753 | Edmond Malone | ||||
| 1761 | Joseph Hoare [note 1] | James Cotter [note 2] | |||
| 1768 | John Tunnadine | ||||
| 1776 | Hon. Hugh Massy | ||||
| 1783 | Richard Griffith | ||||
| 1790 | Henry Alexander | ||||
| January 1798 | John Stewart [note 3] | ||||
| 1798 | Sir Vere Hunt, 1st Baronet | ||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | ||||
Notes
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 503.
- ^ a b c McGrath, Brid (24 October 1998). "A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641" – via www.tara.tcd.ie.
- ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 624.
Bibliography
[edit ]- 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.