Charleville (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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[edit] Charleville (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

It was called after Charles 11 and was enfranchised in 1673, a sovreign, 12 burgesses and freemen. It belonged to the Earl of Orrery a branch of the Boyle family. At the end of the 18th Century the constituency was controlled by Lord Shannon and Lord Cork who each nominated one member each. The compensation of £15,000 for the loss of the seats in the Act of Union 1800 was divided equally between them. Charleville (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Charleville constituency Created: 1673 Post-Union: Disfranchised Type: Irish House of Commons Charleville was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.

Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough was disenfranchised.

[edit] Elections

1692
1695
1703
1713
1715
1721
1722
1725
1727
1744
1759
1761
1768
1776
1783
1790
1797
1800

[edit] Members of Parliament

1613-1615
1634-1635
1639-1641
1661-1666
1689 Patriot Parliament
- 1689 John Baggot Senior
- 1689 John Power
1692-1695
1695-1703
- 1695-1699, Charles Boyle (1674-1731)
1703-1713
1715-1727
- 1727-1744 Price Hartstonge
- 1721-1727 Henry Purdon
1727-1761
- 1744-1760 Sir Edward Barry (1698-1776)
- 1727-1758 John Lysaght (1702-1781)
1761-1768
- 1761 Richard Longfield (1734-1811)
1768-1776
- 1768-1776 John Lysaght (1739-1801)
- 1776-1783
- 1776-1783 Richard Cox (15 January c17745-July 1790)
1776-1783
1783-1790
- 1783-1790 Rogerson Cotter
1790-1797
- 1790-1797 Rogerson Cotter
1797-1800
- 1797-1800 Rogerson Cotter

[edit] Reference

Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800., Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 1-90368-809-4,[1]
Tim Cadogan and Jeremiah Falvey, A Biographical Dictionary of Cork, 2006, Four Courts Press ISBN 1-84682-030-8,
T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534-1691, Oxford University Press, 1978