List of Irish MPs 1661–1666

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This is a list of members elected to the Irish House of Commons in 1661. The parliament sat until 1666 and consisted of almost 300 MPs at a time during this period.

Name Constituency Notes
Nicholas Bayly Newry
Henry Bellingham County Louth
Randal Beresford Coleraine
Tristram Beresford County Londonderry
Sir George Bingham Castlebar
John Blennerhassett County Kerry
John Blennerhassett Tralee
Sir George Blundell Philipstown
Joshua Boyle Clonakilty
Richard Boyle County Cork Ennobled and replaced 1665 by Roger Boyle, 2nd Earl of Orrery.
Sir Thomas Bramhall Dungannon
St John Broderick Kinsale
Sir Allen Broderick Dungarvan
Thomas Burdett Carlow
Sir Francis Butler Old Leighlin
Lord John Butler Dublin University
Stephen Butler Belturbet Died and replaced in 1662 by his son Francis Butler
John Campbell Callan
Thomas Caulfeild Charlemont
Sir Arthur Chichester Dungannon
Randolph Clayton Kinsale
John Cliffe Taghmon
Sir John Cole County Fermanagh
Sir Michael Cole Enniskillen
Sir Robert Cole Enniskillen
Dudley Colley Philipstown
Sir Peter Courthorpe Cork City
Edward Cook Clogher
Charles Coote County Roscommon Replaced 1662 by George Lane, 1st Viscount Lanesborough.
John Craige Strabane
James Cuffe County Mayo
Henry Davys Belfast
Hercules Davys Carrickfergus
John Davys County Antrim
Sir Paul Davys County Kildare
Sir William Davys Dublin City
William Davys County Fermanagh Died and replaced 1662 by Henry Blennerhassett
Carey Dillon Banagher
Sir William Domville Dublin City
Matthew Draper Clogher
Sir John Edgeworth St Johnstown (Co Longford)
Sir Maurice Eustace jnr Knocktopher
Gerald Fitzgerald Limerick City
Robert Fitzgerald County Kildare
Sir William Flower St Canice
Sir Arthur Forbes County Tyrone
Sir Robert Forth County Meath
Arthur Freke Clonakilty
Sir Thomas Gifford Trim
John Gilbert Maryborough
Sir Arthur Gore County Mayo
Robert Gorges Bandonbridge
Isaac Granier Ennis
Sir Francis Hamilton County Cavan
Hans Hamilton County Armagh
William Handcock County Westmeath
Francis Harvey Clonmines
Arthur Hill County Down
Moyses Hill Drogheda
Henry Howard Tallow By-election May 1661
Sir Henry Ingoldsby County Clare
Thomas Keating Ballynakill
Sir William King County Limerick
William Knight Belfast
Sir Richard Kyrle Cork City
Sir Theophilus Jones County Meath
Oliver Jones Knocktopher
Oliver Jones County Roscommon
Dr Dudley Loftus Bannow
Sir Nicholas Loftus Fethard (County Wexford)
Boyle Maynard Youghal
Charles Meredyth Old Leighlin
Sir Audley Mervyn County Tyrone Speaker
Henry Mervyn Augher
Martin Noel Wexford Borough
Henry O'Brien, Lord Ibrackan County Clare
Robert Oliver County Limerick
Sir Richard Osborne County Waterford
Richard Palfrey Augher
Henry Pierce St Johnstown (Co Longford)
Alexander Pigott Maryborough
Nicholas Plunkett County Meath [citation needed]
John Ponsonby County Kilkenny
Thomas Pooley Mallow
John Povey Swords
Richard Power Waterford City Succeeded to peerage 1661 and replaced by James, Lord Annesley
Sir Nicholas Purdon Baltimore
William Purefoy Ennis
John Read Bandonbridge
Sir George Rawdon Carlingford
Sir Richard Reynell Athboy
Edward Richardson County Armagh
Robin Roux Limerick City
Launcelot Sandes County Kerry
Robert Shapcote County Wicklow
Sir John Skeffington County Antrim
Owen Silver Youghal
Boyle Smith Tallow Elected April 1661. Died May 1661.
Richard Southwell Askeaton
Sir Oliver St George County Galway
Sir Heywood St Leger Mallow
Sir Thomas Stanley County Louth
Alexander Staples Strabane Expelled and replaced 1665 by Sir Peter Harvey
Archibald Stewart Tallow By-election May 1661
Sir John Temple County Carlow
Sir William Temple County Carlow
Richard Townsend Baltimore
Marcus Trevor County Down
Sir Henry Tynte County Cork Died 1661 and replaced by Sir John Perceval, 1st Baronet. Perceval died 1665 and was replaced by John St Ledger.
Arthur Upton Carrickfergus
Nicholas Ward Downpatrick
Sir James Ware Dublin University
John Weaver King's County
William Weldon Athy
Oliver Wheeler St Canice
Folliott Wingfield Tallow April 1661

References edit

  • "Part II; Parliaments of Ireland". Return of the name of every member of the lower house of parliament of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with name of constituency represented, and date of return, from 1213 to 1874. Command papers. Vol. C.69-I. HMSO. 1878. pp. 603–691.