Bannow_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)

Bannow (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Bannow (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Pre-1801 Irish constituency

Bannow was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801.

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Borough

This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Bannow in County Wexford.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Bannow was represented with two members.[1] Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough was disenfranchised.

Members of Parliament

  • 1634–1635: Pierce Neville and Walter Furlong (or Walter Stapleton) [2]
  • 1639–1649: Christopher Hollywood (expelled 1642) and Gerald Cheevers (expelled 1642)[2]
  • 1661–1666: Dr Dudley Loftus and Henry Warren [3]

1689–1801

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Styled as The Honourable from 1751

References

  1. [1]
    O'Hart 2007, p. 504.
  2. [2]
    McGrath, Brid (24 October 1998). "A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641" – via www.tara.tcd.ie.
  3. [3]
    Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 638.

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.
  • 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.
  • Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800., Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 1-903688-09-4
  • 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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