| Askeaton | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Limerick |
| Borough | Askeaton |
| 1614 (1614) (1614 (1614))–1801 (1801) | |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Askeaton was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Askeaton was represented with two members.
Members of Parliament, 1614–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1613 | Roger Rice | Anthony Stoughton | ||||
| 1634 | Maurice Williams | Sir Hardress Waller | ||||
| 1639 | George Crofton | Maurice Williams (resigned and replaced by William Dobbins) | ||||
| 1661 | Sir Anthony Morgan | Richard Southwell | ||||
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | John Bourke | Edward Rice | ||||
| 1692 | John Odell | Robert Taylor | ||||
| 1695 | George Evans | |||||
| 1696 | Chichester Phillips | |||||
| 1703 | Robert Taylor | |||||
| 1713 | Philip Perceval | |||||
| 1715 | John Bury | Edward Denny | ||||
| 1723 | Berkeley Taylor | |||||
| 1727 | Edward Taylor | |||||
| 1737 | William Taylor | |||||
| 1747 | John Minchin-Walcott | |||||
| 1753 | Edmond Malone | |||||
| 1761 | Joseph Hoare | James Cotter | ||||
| 1768 | John Tunnadine | |||||
| 1776 | Hon. Hugh Massy | |||||
| 1783 | Richard Griffith | |||||
| 1790 | Henry Alexander | |||||
| January 1798 | John Stewart | |||||
| 1798 | Sir Vere Hunt, 1st Baronet | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
- Created a baronet in 1784
- Created a baronet in 1763
- Also elected for Bangor in 1798, for which he chose to sit
References
- O'Hart 2007, p. 503.
- ^ McGrath, Brid (24 October 1998). "A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641" – via www.tara.tcd.ie.
- Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 624.
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.
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