Fermanagh (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Coordinates: 54°27′04″N 7°42′47″W / 54.451°N 7.713°W

Fermanagh
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

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1613 Sir Henry FolliottSir John Davies Speaker
1634 Sir William ColeSir John Hume
1639 Rory Maguire,
expelled 1642
Sir William Cole
1661 Sir John Cole,1st BaronetWilliam 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

  1. Created a baronet in 1764

References

  1. O'Hart (2007), p. 503

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