Downpatrick (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Coordinates: 54°19′26″N 5°42′11″W / 54.324°N 5.703°W
Not to be confused with Down (Parliament of Ireland constituency).
| Downpatrick | |
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Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1586 |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Downpatrick |
Downpatrick was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Downpatrick was not represented.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1586–1801
- 1613-1615 Richard Wingfield, 1st Viscount Powerscourt
- 1661–1666 Nicholas Ward
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 | Downpatrick was not represented in the Patriot Parliament | ||||||
| 1692 | James Hamilton | Nicholas Price | |||||
| 1695 | Sir John Magill, 1st Bt | Francis Annesley [note 1] | |||||
| 1703 | Mathew Forde | ||||||
| 1705 | Isaac Manley | ||||||
| 1713 | Francis Annesley | ||||||
| 1715 | Sir Emanuel Moore, 3rd Bt | Thomas Medlycott | |||||
| 1727 | Edward Southwell | Cromwell Price | |||||
| 1755 | Bowen Southwell | ||||||
| 1761 | Mathew Forde | Hon. Francis Charles Annesley | |||||
| 1771 | Clotworthy Rowley | ||||||
| 1776 | Hon. Robert Henry Southwell | ||||||
| 1783 | Hon. Hercules Rowley [note 2] | ||||||
| October 1783 | Andrew Caldwell | ||||||
| 1790 | Jonathan Chetwood | ||||||
| 1798 | Josias Rowley | ||||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Downpatrick | ||||||
Notes
- ↑ Expelled in 1703
- ↑ Also elected for Antrim County in 1783, for which he chose to sit
References
- ↑ O'Hart (2007), p. 501
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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