Kells (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Kells | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Meath |
| Borough | Kells |
| 1561–1801 | |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Kells was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
History[edit]
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Kells was not represented.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1561–1801[edit]
- 1560 Thomas Shiele and Nicholas Ledwiche[2]
- 1585 Thomas Fleming, Nicholas Dax and Patrick Plunkett[2]
- 1613–1615 Oliver Plunket and Gerald Balfe[2]
- 1634–1635 Walter Evers of Ballyardan and Adam Cusack of Trevett[2]
- 1639–1649 Robert Cusack (expelled and replaced 1642 by William Ball) and Oliver Plunket (died and replaced 1641 by Patrick Barnewell. Barnewell died and replaced 1645 by Patrick Tallant)[2]
- 1661–1666 John Forth, Arthur Purefoy, Richard Stephenson and Robert Shapcote (Shapcote did not sit).[2]
1689–1801[edit]
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 | Patrick Everard | John Delamare | ||||
| 1692 | Sir John Dillon | Sir Thomas Taylor, 1st Bt | ||||
| 1695 | Charles Meredyth | |||||
| 1703 | Brinsley Butler | |||||
| 1710 | Henry Meredyth | |||||
| 1713 | Sir Thomas Taylor, 1st Bt | Thomas Taylor[note 1] | ||||
| 1737 | James Taylor | |||||
| 1747 | Thomas Taylour[note 2] | |||||
| 1757 | Richard Moore | |||||
| 1761 | Thomas Pepper | |||||
| 1768 | Thomas Moore | |||||
| 1776 | Viscount Headfort | |||||
| 1781 | Hon. Hercules Taylour | |||||
| 1790 | Hon. Thomas Pakenham | |||||
| 1791 | Hon. Robert Taylour | |||||
| 1798 | Stephen Moore | |||||
| 1800 | Thomas Pepper | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes[edit]
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.
- 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.