Armagh County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Coordinates: 54°20′53″N 6°39′22″W / 54.348°N 6.656°W
| Armagh County | |
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Former County constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Armagh County |
Armagh County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Armagh County was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament
1612–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1612 | Tobias Caulfeild | John Bourchier | ||||
| 1613 | Sir Francis Annesley | |||||
| 1639 | Faithful Fortescue | William Brownlow | ||||
| 1661 | Hans Hamilton | Edward Richardson | ||||
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Arthur Brownlow | Walter Hovendon | ||||
| 1692 | William Richardson | |||||
| 1695 | Sir Nicholas Acheson, 4th Bt | |||||
| 1703 | Sir Hans Hamilton, 2nd Bt | |||||
| 1711 | William Brownlow | |||||
| 1713 | Robert Cope | |||||
| 1715 | William Richardson | |||||
| 1727 | Robert Cope | |||||
| 1739 | William Richardson | |||||
| 1753 | William Brownlow | |||||
| 1758 | Francis Caulfeild | |||||
| 1761 | Sir Archibald Acheson, 6th Bt | |||||
| 1776 | Thomas Dawson | |||||
| 1783 | William Richardson | |||||
| 1795 | William Brownlow | |||||
| 1798 | Hon. Archibald Acheson | Viscount Caulfeild | ||||
| 1799 | Robert Camden Cope | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Armagh County | |||||
Notes
References
- ↑ O'Hart (2007), p. 500
Bibliography
- 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.