Cavan_County_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)

County Cavan (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

County Cavan (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Pre-1801 Irish constituency

County Cavan was a constituency representing County Cavan in the Irish House of Commons, the lower house in the Irish Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland from 1611 to 1800.

Quick Facts () ( ())–1801 (1801), Seats ...

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, County Cavan was represented with two members.[1]

Members of Parliament

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Notes
  1. Expelled in 1696.
  2. Styled as Lord Newtown-Butler from 1756.
  3. Declared not duly elected in 1788.

Elections

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References

  1. [1]
    O'Hart 2007, p. 501.
  2. [2]
    McGrath, Bríd (24 October 1998). "A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641" – via www.tara.tcd.ie.
  3. [3]
    Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 607.
  4. [4]
    "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 Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
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