Dingle (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Dingle | |
|---|---|
| Former Corporation constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1607 (1607) |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
Dingle was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.
Contents
1 Boundaries and Boundary Changes
2 History
3 Members of Parliament, 1607–1801
3.1 1689–1801
3.2 Notes
4 References
5 Bibliography
Boundaries and Boundary Changes
This constituency was based in the town of Dingle in County Kerry.
History
It was incorporated by charter in 1607 with a Provost, 12 Burgesses and 150 freemen two resident. It had a Corporation, and the electorate consisted of 13 burgesses and 150 freemen. In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Dingle was represented with two members.[1] Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough was disfranchised.
Members of Parliament, 1607–1801
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Edward Rice FitzJames | John Hussey | ||||
| 1692 | William FitzMaurice | Frederick William Mullins | ||||
| 1695 | John Blennerhassett | |||||
| 1703 | Francis Brewster | |||||
| 1713 | Thomas Crosbie | John Pratt | ||||
| 1727 | Sir Maurice Crosbie [note 1] | |||||
| 1728 | John FitzGerald | |||||
| 1731 | Hon. John Perceval [note 2] | |||||
| 1741 | Robert FitzGerald | |||||
| 1749 | Sir William Fownes, 2nd Bt | |||||
| 1761 | Maurice FitzGerald | |||||
| 1776 | Richard Townsend [note 3] | |||||
| 1777 | Robert Alexander | |||||
| 1782 | Richard Boyle Townsend | |||||
| 1783 | Hayes St Leger [note 4] | |||||
| 1783 | John Townsend | |||||
| 1795 | Bartholomew Hoare | |||||
| 1798 | Lodge Evans Morres | Sir James Cotter, 2nd Bt [note 5] | ||||
| 1798 | William Thomas Monsell | |||||
| 1800 | Hon. William Townsend Mullins | |||||
1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
^ Also elected for Kerry in 1727, for which he chose to sit
^ Styled as Viscount Perceval from 1733
^ Also elected for Cork County in 1776, for which he chose to sit
^ Also elected for Doneraile in 1783, for which he chose to sit
^ Also elected for Castlemartyr in 1798, 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 0-7884-1927-7..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
- Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 February 2002),
ISBN 1-903688-09-4, [1]
- 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 Commonscites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.