| Athboy | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Meath |
| Borough | Athboy |
| 1613–1801 | |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Athboy was a constituency in County Meath represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Athboy was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1560–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1560 | Michael Moore | James Blake[2] | ||||
| 1585 | William Browne | Patrick Terrell[2] | ||||
| 1613 | Richard Browne | Melchior Moore[2] | ||||
| 1634 | Richard Browne | Peter Terrell[3] | ||||
| 1639 | Richard Browne (died and replaced 1642 by Francis Paisley) | Walter Dowdall (died and replaced 1642 by Ralph Wallis)[3][2] | ||||
| 1661 | Sir Richard Reynell, 1st Baronet | John Bligh[2] | ||||
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | John Trinder | Robert Longfield | ||||
| 1692 | Thomas Bligh | Peter Westenra | ||||
| 1695 | Garret Wesley | James Napper | ||||
| 1703 | Robert Johnson | John Wade | ||||
| 1705 | Robert Johnson | |||||
| 1713 | John Bligh | |||||
| 1715 | Thomas Bligh | |||||
| 1721 | Richard Ashe[note 1] | |||||
| 1727 | Robert Napper | |||||
| 1739 | Hon. John Bligh | |||||
| 1748 | William Napper | |||||
| 1761 | William Tighe | |||||
| 1775 | Hon. John Crosbie[note 2] | |||||
| 1776 | Edward Tighe | William Chapman | ||||
| 1783 | Hugh Howard | Thomas Cherburgh Bligh | ||||
| 1800 | Hon. Edward Bligh | |||||
| 1801 | Constituency disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
References
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 503.
- ^ a b c d e Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 628.
- ^ a b McGrath, Bríd. "Archbishop John Bramhall and Church lands in Athboy, 1641–1663" – via www.academia.edu.
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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.
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