Gowran (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Gowran | |
|---|---|
Former Borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1609 (1609) |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
Gowran was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
Contents
1 History
2 Members of Parliament, 1609–1801
2.1 1689–1801
2.2 Notes
3 References
4 Bibliography
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Gowran was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1609–1801
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Richard Butler | Walter Kelly | ||||
| 1689 | Robert Fielding | |||||
| 1692 | Sir Charles Meredyth | George Warburton | ||||
| 1695 | Edward May | Joseph Stepney | ||||
| 1703 | Patrick Wemyss | Robert Maude [note 1] | ||||
| November 1713 | Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Bt [note 2] | James Agar [note 3] | ||||
| 1713 | Patrick Wemyss | |||||
| November 1715 | John Pepper | |||||
| 1715 | David Chaigneau | |||||
| 1725 | William Martin | |||||
| 1727 | Henry Agar | |||||
| 1747 | James Agar | |||||
| 1753 | James Agar | |||||
| 1761 | George Dunbar | William Henry Burton | ||||
| 1768 | Hon. John Ponsonby [note 4] | James Agar [note 5] | ||||
| 1769 | Arthur Browne | Henry Prittie | ||||
| 1776 | James Agar | John Butler | ||||
| 1777 | Sir Boyle Roche, 1st Bt | |||||
| October 1783 | Hon. Henry Welbore Agar [note 6] | George Dunbar | ||||
| 1783 | George Burdett | |||||
| 1790 | Patrick Welch | |||||
| 1798 | George Bunbury | George Burdett | ||||
| 1800 | Henry Verney Lovett Darby | |||||
1801 | Constituency disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
^ Created a baronet in 1705
^ Also elected for Kilkenny City in 1713, for which he chose to sit
^ Also elected for Callan in 1715, for which he chose to sit
^ Also elected for Kilkenny County in 1768, for which he chose to sit
^ Also elected for Kilkenny County in 1768, for which he chose to sit
^ Also elected for Kilkenny County in 1783, for which he chose to sit
References
^ O'Hart (2007), p. 502
Bibliography
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..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
- Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commonscites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
