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Waterford City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Waterford City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Pre-1801 Irish constituency

Waterford City was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1264 to 1800. Following the Act of Union of 1800 the borough retained one seat.

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Borough

This constituency was based in the city of Waterford in County Waterford. It was incorporated by charter in 1264 with freeholders and freemen.

Members of Parliament

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Elections

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 634.
  2. [2]
    McGrath, Brid (19 June 1998). "A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641" – via www.tara.tcd.ie.

Sources

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