County Meath (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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| County Meath | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Meath |
| –1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Meath |
County Meath was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
Members of Parliament
- 1370 (Dublin): James de la Hyde and John Fitz John[1][2]
- 1370 (Kilkenny): Simon Cusak and John ____[1]
- 1374 Sir Richard Plunkett
- 1378 John Freignes (amerced of 100 marks for non-attendance)[3]
- 1560 Sir Christopher Cheevers and Patrick Barnewall of Crickston[4]
- 1585 Richard Barnewall of Crickstown and John Netterville of Dowth[4]
- 1613 Robert Barnewall of Robertstown and Patrick Hussey, 13th Baron Galtrim[4]
- 1634–1635 Nicholas Plunkett and Patrick Hussey, 13th Baron Galtrim[4]
- 1639–1642 Sir Richard Barnewall, 2nd Baronet (expelled) and Nicholas Plunkett (expelled)[4]
- 1642–1649 Sir John Temple and Thomas Ashe[4]
- 1661 Sir Robert Forth and Sir Theophilus Jones[5]
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Sir William Talbot, 3rd Baronet | Sir Patrick Barnewall, 3rd Baronet | ||||
| 1692 | Charles Meredyth | John Osborne | ||||
| 1695 | Sir John Dillon | Thomas Bligh | ||||
| 1709 | John Preston | |||||
| 1711 | Garret Wesley | |||||
| 1715 | James Napper | |||||
| 1719 | Peter Ludlow | |||||
| 1733 | James Lenox Napper[fn 1] | |||||
| 1751 | Arthur Francis Meredyth | |||||
| 1761 | Hercules Langford Rowley | Gorges Lowther | ||||
| 1792 | Hamilton Gorges | |||||
| 1794 | Thomas Taylour, Viscount Headfort | |||||
| 1795 | Hon. Clotworthy Taylor[fn 2] | |||||
| 1800 | Marcus Somerville | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by Westminster constituency Meath | |||||
Notes
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.
Citations
- ^ a b Butler, Richard (1840). Some Notices of the Castle and of the Abbies and other religious houses at Trim. Collected from various authorities. With a plate. MS. notes. H. Griffith. p. 34. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ Lynch, William (1830). A view of the legal institutions, honorary hereditary offices, and feudal baronies, established in Ireland during the reign of Henry the Second: deduced from court rolls, inquisitions, and other original records. p. 61. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ "Close Roll 1 Richard II No.102". CIRCLE. Trinity College Dublin. March 1378. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f McGrath, Brid (24 October 1998). "A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640–1641". hdl:2262/77206 – via www.tara.tcd.ie.
- ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 628.
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