Baltinglass (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Baltinglass
Former Borough constituency
Created 1664 (1664)
Post-Union Disenfranchised
Type Irish House of Commons

Baltinglass was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.

Contents

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Baltinglass was not represented.[1]

Members of Parliament, 1664–1801

1689–1801

Year First member First party Second member Second party
1689 Baltinglass was not represented in the Patriot Parliament
1692 Sir James Shaen, 1st Bt Richard Thompson
1696 Charles Ricasey
1703 Edward Stratford
1715 Jeffrey Paul
1721 John Stratford
1727 Daniel Falkiner
1759 Edward Stratford [note 1]
1763 Hon. John Stratford
1768 Godfrey Lill
1775 Hon. Edward Stratford
1777 Hon. Benjamin Stratford John Godley
1783 Warden Flood James Somerville [note 2]
1784 Sir John Johnson, 1st Bt
1790 Hon. John Stratford Hon. Benjamin Stratford

Notes

  1. ^ Styled as The Honourable from 1763
  2. ^ Declared not duly elected in 1783

References

  1. ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 504

Bibliography

Parliamentary constituencies in County Wicklow and Borough/City
Parliament of Ireland
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