Pre-1801 Irish constituency
Dundalk was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Dundalk was represented with two members.
Members of Parliament, 1264–1801
- 1560: Christopher More and Patrick Stanley[2]
- 1585: Richard Bellew, Thomas Bathe and John Monye[2]
- 1613–1615: William Cashell and Richard Ellis[3]
- 1634–1635: Peter Clynton and Oliver Cashell[3]
- 1639–1649: Oliver Cashell (expelled and replaced 1642 by Francis Moore. Moore died and replaced 1644 by John Hatch) and Nicholas Smyth (died and replaced 1644 by John Stoyte)[2]
- 1661–1666: Wolstan Dixie[4] and Nicholas Combes[2]
1689–1801
Notes
- ^ Also elected for Antrim in 1761, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also elected for Monaghan Borough in 1768, for which he chose to sit
References
- ^ a b c d Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 626.
- ^ a b Stubbs, Major-General (1919). "County Louth Representatives in the Irish Parliament, 1613-1758". Journal of the County Louth Archaeological Society. 4 (4): 311–317. doi:10.2307/27729225. JSTOR 27729225.
- ^ Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students ..., Volume 1. p. 46.
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.
