Askeaton (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Pre-1801 Irish constituency

Askeaton was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

History

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

Members of Parliament, 1614–1801

Notes

1. Created a baronet in 1784
2. Created a baronet in 1763
3. Also elected for Bangor in 1798, for which he chose to sit

References

1. O'Hart 2007, p. 503.
2. McGrath, Brid (24 October 1998). "A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641" – via www.tara.tcd.ie.
3. Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 624.

Bibliography

• 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.