Cork City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Cork City Borough constituency
Created:	1264
Post-Union:	Cork City (UK Parliament constituency)
Type:	Irish House of Commons

Cork City (also known as Cork Borough) was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.

Contents 1 Boundaries and boundary changes 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 3.1 References 4 See also

[edit] Boundaries and boundary changes

This constituency was the borough of Cork in County Cork.

Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough retained two parliamentary seats in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

[edit] Members of Parliament

It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland to 1800.

• 1613–1615 ?
• 1634–1635 ?
• 1639–1649 ?
• 1661–1666 ?
• 1689–1689 (the Patriot Parliament)
  • Sir James Cotter
  • John Galloway
• 1692–1695
  • 1692 Alan Brodrick
  • 1692 Robert Rogers
• 1695–1703
  • 1685 Alan Brodrick
  • 1995 Robert Rogers
• 1703–1713
  • 1703 Alan Brodrick
  • 1703 Thomas Earl
  • 1710 Edward Hoare
• 1713–1715
  • 1713 Thomas Earl
  • 1713 St. John Brodrick
• 1715–1727
  • 1715 Edward Hoare
  • 1715 Edmond Knapp
• 1727–1761
  • 1727 Hugh Dixon, died, replaced by Sir Matthew Deane, in 1739; on his death, Deane is replaced by Thomas Newenham in 1759
  • 1727 Edward Webber, died, replaced by Jonas Morris, after his death in 1731, Morris is replaced by Emanuel Pigott, in 1735
• 1761–1768
  • 1761 John Hely Hutchinson (1724-1794)
  • 1761 Sir John Freke, died, replaced in 1764 by William Brabazon Ponsonby)
• 1768–1776
  • 1768 John Hely Hutchinson
  • 1768 William Brabazon Ponsonby
• 1776–1783
  • 1776 John Hely Hutchinson
  • 1776 Richard Longfield (1734-1811)
• 1783–1790
  • 1783 John Hely Hutchinson
  • 1783 Sir Augustus Warren
• 1790–1797
  • 1790 Hon. John Hely-Hutchinson, Jr. (1757-1832)
  • 1790 Richard Longfield to 1796
  • 1796 William Hare (from 1796)
• 1797–1800
  • 1790 Hon. John Hely-Hutchinson
  • 1797 Mountifort Longfield (1746-1819)

[edit] Elections

• 1613, May
• 1634, July
• 1639, Mar.
• 1642, June
• 1661, May
• 1689, May
• 1692, Sept.
• 1695, Aug.
• 1703, Sept.
• 1713, Nov.
• 1710,
• 1713,
• 1715, Oct.
• September 25, 1727
• October 25, 1731 (by-election)
• October 20, 1735 (by-election)
• October 29, 1739 (by-election)
• October 28, 1751 (by-election)
• April 28, 1761
• April 28, 1764 (by-election)
• 1768, Oct.
• 1776, June
• 1783, Oct.
• 1784
• 1790, Jan.
• 1790, July
• 1796
• 1797

[edit] References

• Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800., Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 1-903688-09-4
• Tim Cadogan and Jeremiah Falvey, A Biographical Dictionary of Cork, 2006, Four Courts Press ISBN 1-84682-030-8
• T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534-1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
• Members Sent To The Irish Parliament By The Constituencies Of The County Of Cork

[edit] See also

• Irish House of Commons
• List of Irish constituencies

v • d • e Parliamentary constituencies in County Cork and Borough/City Parliament of Ireland to 1800 Baltimore (1614–1800) · Bandonbridge (1614–1800) · Castlemartyr (1676–1800) · Charleville (1673–1800) · Clonakilty (1613–1800) · Cork City (1264–1800) · Cork County (????–1800) · Doneraile (1640–1800) · Kinsale (1334?–1800) · Mallow (1613–1800) · Midleton (1671–1800) · Rathcormack (c.1611–1800) · Youghal (????–1800) Westminster 1801–1922 Bandon (1801–1885) · Cork County (1801–1885) · Cork City (1801–1922) · East Cork (1885–1922) · Mid Cork (1885–1922) · North Cork (1885–1922) · North East Cork (1885–1922) · South Cork (1885–1922) · South East Cork (1885–1922) · West Cork (1885–1922) · Kinsale (1801–1885) · Mallow (1801–1885) · Youghal (1801–1885) Dáil Éireann 1918–present Cork Borough (1921–1969) · Cork City (1918–1921) · Cork City (1977–1981) · Cork City North West (1969–1977) · Cork City South East (1969–1977) · East Cork (1918–1921) · Cork East (1923–1937), 1948–1961, 1981— ) · Cork East and North East (1921–1923) · Mid Cork (1918–1921) · Cork Mid (1961–1981) · Cork Mid, North, South, South East and West (1921–1923) · North Cork (1918–1921) · Cork North (1923–1961) · Cork North Central (1981— ) · North East Cork (1918–1921) · Cork North East (1961–1981) · Cork North West (1981— ) · South Cork (1918–1921) · Cork South (1948–1961) · Cork South Central (1981— ) · South East Cork (1918–1921) · Cork South East (1937–1948) · Cork South West (1961— ) · West Cork (1918–1921) · Cork West (1923–1961)