Athlone_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)

Athlone (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Athlone (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Pre-1801 Irish constituency

Athlone was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote. Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough became the Westminster constituency of Athlone.

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History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Athlone was represented by two members.[1]

Members of Parliament, 1607–1801

1689–1801

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Created a baronet in 1766

References

  1. [1]
    O'Hart 2007, p. 504.
  2. [2]
    Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 636.
  3. [3]
    Kearney, Hugh. Strafford in Ireland 1633–1641: A Study in Absolutism. p. 231.

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.
  • Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 978-1-903688-09-0
  • T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534–1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
  • 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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