Knocktopher_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)

Knocktopher (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Knocktopher (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Pre-1801 Irish constituency

Knocktopher was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800, based on the parliamentary borough of Knocktopher in County Kilkenny.

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History

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

Members of Parliament

1689–1801

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Declared not duly elected in 1692
  2. [N 2]
    Created a baronet in 1777
  3. [N 3]
    Last surviving member of the Irish House of Commons

References

  1. [1]
    O'Hart 2007, p. 502.
  2. [2]
    Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 621.

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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