Belturbet (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Belturbet | |
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Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1614 |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
Belturbet was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800.
Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Belturbet was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1614–1801
- 1634-35 Sir William Ryves
- 1640–41 John Borlase, later Lord Justice of Ireland [2]
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Sir Edward Tyrrell, 1st Bt | Philip Tuite | ||||
| 1692 | Francis Butler | John Warburton | ||||
| 1703 | Richard Tighe | Thomas Taylor [note 1] | ||||
| 1713 | Theophilus Butler | Brinsley Butler | ||||
| 1715 | Charles Delafaye | |||||
| 1725 | Hon. Humphrey Butler | |||||
| 1727 | Thomas Butler | |||||
| 1736 | Robert Butler | |||||
| 1755 | John Cramer | |||||
| 1761 | John Butler [note 2] | |||||
| 1761 | John Cramer [note 3] | |||||
| 1763 | Edward Tighe | |||||
| 1768 | George Glover | |||||
| 1771 | Robert Birch | |||||
| 1776 | Charles Francis Sheridan | |||||
| 1783 | Sir Skeffington Smyth, 1st Bt | David La Touche | ||||
| 1790 | John McClintock | Maurice Copinger | ||||
| 1798 | Charles King | Thomas Townsend | ||||
| 1800 | Blayney Townley Balfour | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
References
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.
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