Louth (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

For other parliamentary constituencies called Louth, see Louth (disambiguation).

Louth
Former County constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created	()
Abolished	1801
Replaced by	County Louth

Louth was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801.

Members of Parliament

1639: Patrick Bellew
1639 : Oliver Cashell
1659: John Ruxton
1661: Henry Bellingham

1692–1801

Election		First member	Second member
1692		Thomas Bellingham	Sir William Tichborne
1695			Sir Henry Tichborne ^[1]
1703			Henry Tenison
1710			Sir Henry Tichborne, 1st Bt
1713		Richard Tisdall	Stephen Ludlow
1715		Richard Tisdall	Robert Moore
1727		Faithful Fortescue	William Aston
1741		Henry Bellingham	William Aston
1745		Henry Bellingham	William Henry Fortescue
1755		Thomas Tipping	William Henry Fortescue
1761		Anthony Foster	James Fortescue
1767		Stephen Sibthorpe
1768		John Foster
1782			Thomas James Fortescue
1796			William Charles Fortescue
1801	Replaced by Westminster constituency of County Louth

Notes

↑ from 1697 Sir Henry Tichborne, 1st Bt

References

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.

Parliamentary constituencies in County Louth

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Ardee (1378–1800) Carlingford (13??–1800) Drogheda (1264–1800) Dundalk (1264–1800) Dunleer (1679–1800) Louth (????–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Drogheda (1801–85) Dundalk (1801–85) Louth (1801–85) North Louth (1885–1918) South Louth (1885–1918) Louth (1918–22)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Louth–Meath (1921–23) Louth (1923–)

European Parliament 1979–present	Leinster (1979–2004) East (2004–14) Midlands–North-West (2014–)

Irish counties: Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow

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