Fermanagh (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Coordinates: 54°27′04″N 7°42′47″W / 54.451°N 7.713°W
| Fermanagh | |
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Former County constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Fermanagh |
Fermanagh was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Fermanagh was not represented.[1]
Members of Parliament
1613–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1613 | Sir Henry Folliott | Sir John Davies Speaker | ||||
| 1634 | Sir William Cole | Sir John Hume | ||||
| 1639 | Rory Maguire, expelled 1642 | Sir William Cole | ||||
| 1661 | Sir John Cole,1st Baronet | William Davys, died and repl. 1662 by Henry Blennerhassett | ||||
| 1689 | Fermanagh was not represented in the Patriot Parliament | |||||
| 1692 | James Corry | Abraham Creighton | ||||
| 1695 | Christopher Irwin | |||||
| 1713 | Sir Gustavus Home, 3rd Bt | |||||
| 1719 | John Corry | |||||
| 1713 | Richard Cole | |||||
| 1727 | Henry Brooke | |||||
| 1731 | Nicholas Archdall | |||||
| 1761 | Mervyn Archdall | Arthur Brooke [note 1] | ||||
| 1783 | Arthur Cole-Hamilton | |||||
| 1790 | Viscount Cole | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Fermanagh | |||||
Notes
- ↑ Created a baronet in 1764
References
- ↑ O'Hart (2007), p. 503
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.