Athboy (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Athboy
Former borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
CountyCounty Meath
BoroughAthboy
1613 (1613) (1613 (1613))–1801 (1801)
Replaced byDisfranchised

Athboy was a constituency in County Meath represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Athboy was represented with two members.[1]

Members of Parliament, 1560–1801

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1560 Michael Moore James Blake[2]
1585 William Browne Patrick Terrell[2]
1613 Richard Browne Melchior Moore[2]
1634 Richard Browne Peter Terrell[3]
1639 Richard Browne (died and replaced 1642 by Francis Paisley) Walter Dowdall (died and replaced 1642 by Ralph Wallis)[3][2]
1661 Sir Richard Reynell, 1st Baronet John Bligh[2]
1689 Patriot Parliament John Trinder Robert Longfield
1692 Thomas Bligh Peter Westenra
1695 Garret Wesley James Napper
1703 Robert Johnson John Wade
1705 Robert Johnson
1713 John Bligh
1715 Thomas Bligh
1721 Richard Ashe[note 1]
1727 Robert Napper
1739 Hon. John Bligh
1748 William Napper
1761 William Tighe
1775 Hon. John Crosbie[note 2]
1776 Edward Tighe William Chapman
1783 Hugh Howard Thomas Cherburgh Bligh
1800 Hon. Edward Bligh
1801 Constituency disenfranchised

Notes

  1. ^ Also elected for Trim in 1727, for which he chose to sit
  2. ^ Styled as Viscount Crosbie from 1776

References

  1. ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 503.
  2. ^ a b c d e Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 628.
  3. ^ a b McGrath, Bríd. "Archbishop John Bramhall and Church lands in Athboy, 1641–1663" – via www.academia.edu. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

Bibliography

  • O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-1927-0.
  • 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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