| Granard | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Longford |
| Borough | Granard |
| 1679 (1679) (1679 (1679))–1801 (1801) | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Granard was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Granard was not represented.
Members of Parliament, 1679–1801
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 | Granard was not represented in the Patriot Parliament | |||||
| 1692 | John Perceval | Sir Walter Plunket | ||||
| September 1703 | Stephen Ludlow | |||||
| 1703 | Wentworth Harman | |||||
| 1713 | John Parnell | John Rogerson | ||||
| 1715 | James Peppard | |||||
| 1723 | Charles Coote | |||||
| 1725 | Robert Jocelyn | |||||
| 1727 | James Macartney | John Folliott | ||||
| 1761 | Edmond Malone | Robert Sibthorpe | ||||
| 1767 | Gervase Parker Bushe | |||||
| 1768 | Anthony Malone | |||||
| 1769 | Richard Malone | |||||
| 1776 | Thomas Maunsell | John Kilpatrick | ||||
| 1780 | William Long Kingsman | |||||
| 1783 | Robert Jephson | George William Molyneux | ||||
| 1790 | John Ormsby Vandeleur | Thomas Pakenham Vandeleur | ||||
| January 1798 | Hon. George Fulke Lyttelton | William Fulk Greville | ||||
| 1798 | Ross Mahon | |||||
| 1800 | Richard Townsend Herbert | |||||
| 1801 | Constituency disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
- Also elected for Dunleer in 1703, for which he chose to sit
- Also elected for County Westmeath in 1768, for which he chose to sit.
References
- O'Hart 2007, p. 502.
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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