Ballyshannon (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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| Ballyshannon | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons |
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| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1613 |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
Ballyshannon (also known as Ballyshannon Borough) was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1613 to 1800.
Contents
Boundaries and Boundary Changes
This constituency was the borough of Ballyshannon in County Donegal. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland from 1613 to 1800.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Ballyshannon was not represented.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1613–1801
- 1613–1615 ? Paul Gore
- 1634-1635 ?
- 1639-1649 ?
- 1661-1666 Sir Robert King, 1st Baronet and William Hill
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 | Ballyshannon was not represented in the Patriot Parliament | |||||
| 1692 | Francis Folliott | John Folliott | ||||
| 1695 | Hon. Henry Folliott | |||||
| 1697 | Richard Warburton | |||||
| 1703 | Richard Geering | |||||
| 1713 | Owen Wynne | John Rochfort | ||||
| November 1727 | William Conolly [note 1] | Whig | Thomas Pearson | |||
| 1727 | William James Conolly | |||||
| 1737 | Edward Walpole [note 2] | |||||
| 1754 | Michael Clarke | |||||
| May 1761 | Thomas Conolly [note 3] | |||||
| 1761 | John Gustavus Handcock | |||||
| 1766 | Hugh Henry Mitchell | |||||
| 1768 | Francis Andrews [note 4] | |||||
| 1769 | William Gamble | |||||
| 1776 | John Staples | Sir Michael Cromie, 1st Bt | ||||
| 1783 | William Ogilvie | |||||
| 1790 | Thomas Dickson | |||||
| January 1798 | Viscount Corry | David Babington | ||||
| 1798 | Sir William Richardson, 1st Bt | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
- ↑ Also elected for Londonderry County in 1727, for which he chose to sit
- ↑ Knighted in 1753
- ↑ Also elected for Londonderry County in 1761, for which he chose to sit
- ↑ Also elected for Londonderry City in 1768, for which he chose to sit
References
- ↑ O'Hart (2007), p. 501
Bibliography
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Categories:
- Accuracy disputes from March 2012
- Articles lacking reliable references from March 2012
- Wikipedia articles incorporating an LRPP-MP-IE template as a citation
- Ballyshannon
- Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
- Historic constituencies in County Donegal
- 1613 establishments in Ireland
- 1800 disestablishments in Ireland
- Constituencies established in 1613
- Constituencies disestablished in 1800
