Cavan County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Cavan | |
|---|---|
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Former County constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Cavan |
Cavan County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800.
Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Cavan County was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament
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- 1639-1641 Colonel Philip O'Reilly
- 1661–1666 Sir Francis Hamilton, 1st Baronet
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Philip Reyley | John Reyly | ||||
| 1692 | Sir Francis Hamilton, 3rd Bt | Robert Saunders <ref = group = "note">Expelled in 1696</ref> | ||||
| 1697 | Francis White | |||||
| 1703 | Theophilus Butler | |||||
| 1713 | Robert Saunders | |||||
| 1715 | Mervyn Pratt | Brockhill Newburgh | ||||
| 1727 | Charles Coote I | John Maxwell | ||||
| 1751 | Hon. Brinsley Butler <ref = group = "note">Styled as Lord Newtown-Butler from 1756</ref> | |||||
| 1756 | Hon. Barry Maxwell | |||||
| 1761 | Charles Coote II | |||||
| 1766 | William Stewart | |||||
| 1768 | Hon. Barry Maxwell | George Montgomery | Patriot | |||
| 1780 | Hon. John James Maxwell | |||||
| 1783 | Charles Stewart | |||||
| 1788 | John Maxwell <ref = group = "note">Declared not duly elected in 1788</ref> | |||||
| 1788 | Francis Saunderson | |||||
| 1793 | Viscount Maxwell | |||||
| 1800 | Nathaniel Sneyd | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Cavan | |||||
Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hon. Brinsley Butler | 506 | ||||
| Charles Coote II | 466 | ||||
| George Montgomery | 436 | ||||
| Hon. Barry Maxwell | 467 | ||||
Notes
References
- ↑ O'Hart (2007), p. 501
- ↑ Ulster Historical Foundation: County Cavan
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 Commonscites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
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