Donegal_Borough_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)

Donegal Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Donegal Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Pre-1801 Irish constituency

Donegal was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

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Members of Parliament, 1613–1801

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Knighted in 1664[1]
  2. [N 2]
    Also elected for County Mayo in 1715, for which he chose to sit
  3. [N 3]
    Succeeded as 3rd Baronet in 1741
  4. [N 4]
    Also elected for Carrickfergus in 1776, for which he chose to sit
  5. [N 5]
    Also elected for County Mayo in 1776, for which he chose to sit.
  6. [N 6]
    Also elected for Baltimore in 1783, for which he chose to sit

References

  1. [1]
    W. A. Shaw and G. D. Burtchaell, The Knights of England, vol. II (1906) p. 239.
  2. [2]
    O'Hart 2007, p. 501.

Bibliography

  • Return of Members of Parliament, Part II (1878).
  • 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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