Athlone (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Athlone | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Westmeath |
| Borough | Athlone |
| 1607–1801 | |
| Replaced by | Athlone |
Athlone was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote. Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough became the Westminster constituency of Athlone.
History[edit]
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Athlone was represented by two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1607–1801[edit]
- 1613–1615: Walter Nugent of Portloman and Richard St John (or St George)[2]
- 1634–1635: Edward, Lord Brabazon[3] and John Comyn[2]
- 1639–1649: Oliver Jones and William Summers[2]
- 1661–1666: Ridgeley Hatfield and Arthur St George[2]
1689–1801[edit]
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Edmund Malone | Edmond Malone | x | |||
| 1692 | William Handcock | Arthur St George | ||||
| 1703 | William Jones | William Handcock | ||||
| 1715 | Henry St George I | |||||
| 1723 | Gustavus Handcock | |||||
| 1723 | George St George | |||||
| 1727 | Peter Holmes | |||||
| 1732 | Gustavus Handcock | |||||
| 1751 | Robert Handcock | |||||
| 1759 | William Handcock I | |||||
| 1761 | Henry St George II | |||||
| 1763 | Richard St George[note 1] | |||||
| 1783 | William Handcock II | |||||
| 1789 | Sir Richard St George, 2nd Bt | |||||
| 1800 | Richard Handcock | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Athlone | |||||
Notes[edit]
- ^ Created a baronet in 1766
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- 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.
- Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 978-1-903688-09-0
- T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534–1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
- 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.
