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Dublin City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Dublin City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Pre-1801 constituency for the Irish House of Commons

Dublin City was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1801.

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History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Dublin City was represented by two members.[1] In the 1760s the radical politician Charles Lucas used the seat as his political base.

Members of Parliament, 1264–1801

1689–1801

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Elections

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Created a baronet in 1748
  2. [N 2]
    Declared not duly elected in 1749
  3. [N 3]
    Created a baronet in 1758

References

  1. [1]
    O'Hart 2007, p. 501.
  2. [2]
    McGrath, Brid (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. 614.
  4. [4]
    Grattan, Henry (1841). Memoirs of the Life and Times of the Rt. Hon. Henry Grattan, Volume 3. H. Colburn. p. 463.

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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