Blessington (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Blessington Former Borough constituency
Created	1670 (1670)
Post-Union	Disenfranchised
Type	Irish House of Commons

Blessington in County Wicklow was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1670 until 1800.

Contents

1 History
2 Members of Parliament, 1670–1801
- 2.1 1689–1801
- 2.2 Notes
3 References
4 Bibliography

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Blessington was represented with two members.^[1]

Members of Parliament, 1670–1801

1689–1801

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament		James Eustace			Maurice Eustace
1692		William Crowe			Sir Richard Levinge
1695		Denny Muschamp			Gideon Delaune
1703		William Crowe			John Jephson
1711		Hon. Charles Boyle
1719		David Dunbar
1724		David Dunbar			Joseph Slattery
November 1727		Sir Richard Levinge, 2nd Bt			Anthony Malone ^{[note 1]}
1727					Patrick French
1745					Charles Ussher
1748		Joseph Kelly
1749		Francis McCartney
1759		George Smyth
1761		John Monck Mason
1768		George Smyth
1769		George Smyth			John Monck Mason
1771		Charles Dunbar			John Monck Mason
1776		Charles Dunbar			John Talbot Dillon
1779		John Reilly			John Talbot Dillon
October 1783					William Montgomery ^{[note 2]}
1783					Sir Richard Johnston, 1st Bt
1796					David Ker
1798					Richard Annesley
1800					William Saurin
1801		Disenfranchised

Notes

^ Also elected for Westmeath in 1727, for which he chose to sit
^ Also elected for Hillsborough in 1783, for which he chose to sit

References

^ O'Hart (2007), p. 501

Bibliography

O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0788419277.
Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons

Parliamentary constituencies in County Wicklow and Borough/City

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Baltinglass (164–1800) · Blessington (1670–1800) · Carysfort (1629–1800) · Wicklow Borough (1614–1800) · Wicklow County (????–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Wicklow (1801–1885) · East Wicklow (1885–1922) · West Wicklow (1885–1922)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Kildare–Wicklow (1921–1923) · Wicklow (1923– )

European Parliament 1979–present	Leinster (1979–2004) · East (2004– )

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