County Armagh was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons, the house of representatives of the Kingdom of Ireland, until 1800.
| County Armagh | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Armagh |
| 1585[1]–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Armagh County |
History
editIn the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Armagh County was represented with two members.[2]
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second 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 | |||||
References
edit- ^ Moody, T.W.; Martin, F.X.; Byrne, F.J. (1991). Early Modern Ireland, 1534-1691. Oxford University Press. p. 166. ISBN 9780198202424.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae Asservatarum Repertorium (Repertory of the Inquisitions of the Chancery of Ireland) Volume II, page xix 'An Order for the division, setting out and appoyntinge of the boundes, lymytts and circuits of sixe severall sheires or countyes within the pvince of Ulster within this realme of Ireland, viz. the countye of Tyron, the countye of Donnyngall, the countye of Fermanaghe, the countye of Colrane, the countye of Armaghe and the countye of Monohon ... the firste of September anno dei 1585, annoque d[omi]n[a]e Regin[a]e Elizabeth', 27mo' - ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 500.
Bibliography
edit- 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 Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.