Carlow was a constituency representing the borough of Carlow in the Irish House of Commons, the lower house in the Irish Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland from 1613 to 1800.
| Carlow | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Carlow |
| Borough | Carlow |
| 1613–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Carlow (UKHC) |
History edit
The borough was incorporated in 1296 by Edward I and received further charters under the Stuart monarchs.[1]
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Carlow was represented by two members.[2] Following the Acts of Union 1800 the borough retained one parliamentary seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons.
After the Acts of Union, its successor constituency returned one MP to the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1801 to 1885.
Members of Parliament, 1613–1801 edit
- 1613–1615
- Sir John Bere, Kt., Dublin, Serjeant-at-law,
- Sir Robert Jacobe, Kt., Dublin (originally from Dorset), Solicitor General for Ireland
- 1634–1635
- Barnabas O'Brien ("absent in England", replaced in January 1634, Edward Harman)
- James Rawson, Dublin
- 1639–1649
- Robert Hartpole of Shrule Castle, Queen's County (disqualified for Rebellion in June 1642)
- Thomas Harman, Athy, County Kildare.
- 1661–1666
- Sir John Temple, Palmerstown, County Dublin (Speaker)
- Thomas Burdett, Garryhill, County Carlow.
1689–1801 edit
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Mark Baggot | John Warren | ||||
| 1692 | Sir William Russell, 4th Bt | Walter Weldon | ||||
| 1695 | Edmond Jones | Robert Curtis | ||||
| September 1703 | Richard Wolseley | Hon. Charles Howard[a] | ||||
| 1703 | Walter Weldon | |||||
| 1713 | Thomas Burdett | |||||
| 1715 | Richard Wolseley | |||||
| 1725 | John Hamilton | |||||
| 1727 | James Hamilton | Richard Wolseley[b] | ||||
| 1761 | Robert Burton | |||||
| 1765 | Robert Doyne | |||||
| 1768 | Edward Hoare | John Hyde[c] | ||||
| 1769 | James Somerville | |||||
| June 1776 | John Prendergast | Hon. John Ponsonby[d] | ||||
| 1776 | Arthur Dawson | |||||
| 1783 | Sir John Browne, 7th Bt | Charles des Voeux[e] | ||||
| January 1790 | Hon. James Caulfield Browne | |||||
| May 1790 | Augustus Cavendish-Bradshaw | John Ormsby Vandeleur | ||||
| 1796 | Sir Frederick Flood, 1st Bt | |||||
| January 1798 | Henry Sadlier Prittie | William Elliot[f] | ||||
| 1798 | John Wolfe | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Carlow | |||||
- Notes
- ^ Declared not duly elected in 1703.
- ^ Created a baronet in 1745.
- ^ Also elected for County Cork in 1768, for which he chose to sit.
- ^ Also elected for County Kilkenny in 1776, for which he chose to sit.
- ^ Created a baronet in 1787.
- ^ Also elected for St Canice in 1798, for which he chose to sit.
References edit
- ^ "Carlow". Ulster Historical Foundation. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 500.
Bibliography edit
- 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.
- FitzGerald, Lord Walter (January 1911). "The Castle and Manor of Carlow, Part II". Journal of the County Kildare Archaeological Society and Surrounding Districts. 6 (5): 364–397 (396).
- 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.