King's County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

King's County
Former County constituency
Created  ()
Post-Union
Type Irish House of Commons

King's County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

Contents

Members of Parliament

1692–1801

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1692 Sir Francis Blundell, 3rd Bt Sir William Parsons [1]
1707 William Purefoy
1713 James Forth John Moore
1715 William Purefoy Sir William Parsons, 2nd Bt
1727 Colley Lyons
1741 Trevor Lloyd Sir Laurence Parsons, 3rd Bt
1748 Henry Lyons
1757 Sir William Parsons, 4th Bt
1768 John Lloyd
1790 Denis Bowes Daly
1791 Sir Laurence Parsons, 5th Bt

Notes

  1. ^ from 1698 Sir William Parsons, 2nd Bt

References

Parliamentary constituencies in County Offaly
Parliament of Ireland
to 1800

Banagher (1629–1800) · King's County (????–1800) · Philipstown (1571–1800) · Portarlington (1668–1800)
Westminster 1801–1922
and First Dáil 1918

King's County (1801–1885) · Portarlington (1801–1885) · King's County Birr (1885–1918) · King's County Tullamore (1885–1918) · King's County (1918–1922)
Dáil Éireann
1918–present

Laois–Offaly (1921– )
European Parliament
1979–present

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