County Dublin (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| County Dublin | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Dublin |
| –1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | County Dublin (UKHC) |
County Dublin was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition in 1801.
History
[edit]County Dublin was represented by two MPs in the Irish House of Commons. It had a comparatively low electorate of c. 1,200 to 1,500 voters around the time of the Union.[1] The parliamentary boroughs of Dublin City, Newcastle and Swords had separate representation, as did Dublin University, which was located in the city.
The Irish House of Commons was abolished on 1 January 1801 under the Acts of Union 1800. The constituency was succeeded by the Westminster constituency of County Dublin, remaining as a two-seat constituency.[2]
Members of Parliament
[edit]Parliaments of Henry VIII
[edit]- 1536 Patrick Barnewall
Parliaments of Elizabeth I
[edit]- 1568 Sir Christopher Barnewall
- 1585 Richard Netterville
- 1585 Henry Burnell
- 1585 Nicholas Ball
Parliaments of James I
[edit]- 1613 Sir Christopher Plunket
- 1613 Thomas Luttrell of Luttrellstown
Parliaments of Charles I
[edit]- 1634 Nicholas Barnewall and Thomas Luttrell (died and replaced by Peter Barnewall)
- 1639 Nicholas Barnewall (ennobled 1647 and replaced by Sir Thomas Armstrong) and Peter Barnewall (expelled for non-attendance - replaced 1642 by Sir John Sherlock)
Protectorate Parliament
[edit]Charles II
[edit]- 1661 Sir William Domville and Sir William Ussher
1692–1801
[edit]| Election[3] | First MP | Second MP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689[4] | Simon Luttrell | Patrick Sarsfield | ||||
| 1692 | John Allen | Chambre Brabazon | ||||
| 1695 | Robert Molesworth | Whig | Edward Deane | |||
| 1703 | John Allen | Joseph Deane | ||||
| 1713 | Lord Brabazon | |||||
| 1715 | Hon. Edward Brabazon | John Allen | ||||
| 1717 | William Domvile | |||||
| 1727 | Sir Compton Domvile, 2nd Bt | |||||
| 1761 | Anthony Brabazon[a] | |||||
| April 1768 | Charles Domvile | |||||
| August 1768 | Joseph Deane | |||||
| 1773 | Luke Gardiner | |||||
| 1776 | Sir Edward Newenham | Patriot | ||||
| 1789 | Lord Ardee | Independent[5] | ||||
| February 1790 | John Finlay | |||||
| May 1790 | Richard Wogan Talbot[b] | |||||
| 1791 | John Finlay | |||||
| 1798 | Hans Hamilton | Frederick John Falkiner | ||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency County Dublin | |||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary. "County Dublin". History of the Irish Parliament. Ulster Historical Foundation.
- ^ Jupp, P. J. (1986). "Co. Dublin". In Thorne, R. (ed.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820.
- ^ 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.
- ^ O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. p. 501. ISBN 978-0-7884-1927-0.
- ^ Coyle, Eugene A. (1991). "County Dublin Elections (1790)". Dublin Historical Record. 44 (2). Old Dublin Society: 13–24. JSTOR 30100983.