Harristown was a borough constituency in the Irish House of Commons until 1800, representing the borough of Harristown in the barony of Naas South, County Kildare.
| Harristown | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Kildare |
| Borough | Harristown |
| 1684–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
History
editIn the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Harristown was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1684–1801
edit1689–1801
edit| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | James Nihell | Edmund FitzGerald | ||||
| 1692 | Sir Maurice Eustace[note 1] | Robert Graydon | ||||
| 1695 | Francis Wemys | |||||
| 1703 | Richard FitzPatrick | Robert Dixon | ||||
| 1713 | Benjamin Chetwood | Alexander Graydon | ||||
| 1715 | Robert Johnson | |||||
| 1721 | Sir Walter Borrowes, 4th Bt | |||||
| 1727 | Edward Stratford | John Graydon | ||||
| 1740 | Agmondisham Vesey | |||||
| 1761 | Murrough O'Brien | Edward Sandford | ||||
| 1768 | Garret FitzGerald | Robert Graydon | ||||
| 1775 | Thomas Burgh | |||||
| 1776 | Richard Allen | Maurice Keating | ||||
| 1777 | Michael Keating | |||||
| 1781 | Charles John Crowle | |||||
| 1783 | Sir FitzGerald Aylmer, 6th Bt | Thomas Burgh | ||||
| 1790 | Arthur Burdett | |||||
| 1794 | Robert La Touche | |||||
| February 1797 | John (I) La Touche[note 2] | |||||
| 1797 | John (II) La Touche | |||||
| 1801 | Constituency disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
edit- ^ Expelled in 1695. Nephew of Lord Chancellor Sir Maurice Eustace and cousin of Sir Maurice Eustace, Baronet
- ^ Also elected for County Kildare in 1797, for which he chose to sit
References
edit- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 502.
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.