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Kilkenny City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Kilkenny City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Pre-1801 Irish constituency

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

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History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Kilkenny City was represented with two members.[1]

Members of Parliament

  • 1374 William de Karlell
  • 1374 John de Karlell
  • 1450 John Chevir
  • 1560 Robert Shee and Walter Archer[2]
  • 1585 John Rothe of Rothe House and Ellice Shee[2]
  • 1613–1615 Patrick Archer and Nicholas Langton[2]
  • 1634–1635 Robert Shee and David Rothe[2]
  • 1639–1649 Peter Rothe and Henry Archer[2]
  • 1661–1666 Abel Warren (expelled and replaced 1665 by Sir Thomas Longville) and Thomas Evans[3]

1689–1801

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Declared not duly elected in 1715
  2. [N 2]
    Created a baronet in 1758
  3. [N 3]
    Created a baronet in 1766
  4. [N 4]
    Succeeded ad 2nd Baronet in 1774
  5. [N 5]
    Declared not duly elected in 1778

References

  1. [1]
    O'Hart 2007, p. 502.
  2. [2]
    McGrath, Brid (24 October 1998). A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640–1641 (thesis). Department of History, Trinity College Dublin. hdl:2262/77206 – via www.tara.tcd.ie.
  3. [3]
    Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 620.

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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