Duleek (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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

Duleek
Former borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
CountyCounty Meath
BoroughDuleek
 () ( ())–1801 (1801)
Replaced byDisfranchised

History

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In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Duleek was not represented.[1]

  • 1661–1666 Patrick Tallant (died and replaced 1662 by Michael Jones) and Gabriel Bristow[2]

Members of Parliament

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1689–1801

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Election First member First party Second member Second party
1689 Duleek was not represented in the Patriot Parliament
1692 Sir Arthur Langford, 2nd Bt Andrew Ram
1695 Sir Charles Feilding
1698 Charles Wallis
1703 Robert Curtis
1713 Sir Thomas Smyth, 2nd Bt William Berry
1715 Thomas Trotter[note 1] Francis Harrison[note 2]
1716 Lord Frederick Howard
1727 Stephen Ram
1728 Nathaniel Clements
1747 Thomas Cooley
1755 Henry Monck
1761 Andrew Ram
1768 Richard Levinge Stephen Ram[note 3]
1769 Andrew Ram
1776 Edward Stopford
1783 Abel Ram
1790 William Knott Charles Montague Ormsby
1796 William Dalrymple
1798 Robert Rutledge
1801 Disenfranchised

Notes

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  1. ^ Also elected for Old Leighlin in 1727, for which he chose to sit
  2. ^ Also elected for County Carlow in 1715, for which he chose to sit.
  3. ^ Also elected for Gorey in 1768, for which he chose to sit

References

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  1. ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 503.
  2. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 629.

Bibliography

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  • 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.