Enniskillen (Parliament Of Ireland Constituency)
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| Enniskillen | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Fermanagh |
| Borough | Enniskillen |
| 1613–1801 | |
| Replaced by | Enniskillen |
Enniskillen was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Enniskillen was not represented.
Members of Parliament, 1613–1801
1613–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1613 | Roger Atkinson | Humphrey Farnham | ||||
| 1634 | Sir John Borlase | Sir Paul Davys | ||||
| 1639 | Captain Sir John Borlase | Arthur Champion | ||||
| 1661 | Sir Michael Cole | Sir Robert Cole | ||||
| 1689 | Enniskillen was not represented in the Patriot Parliament | |||||
| 1692 | Sir Arthur Cole, 2nd Bt | Sir Michael Cole | ||||
| 1695 | Abraham Creighton | |||||
| 1703 | John Cole | |||||
| 1711 | John Corry | |||||
| 1713 | Richard Cole | |||||
| 1727 | James Saunderson | |||||
| 1730 | John Cole | |||||
| 1761 | Hon. William Willoughby Cole | Richard Gorges | ||||
| February 1768 | Richard Gorges | |||||
| August 1768 | Armar Lowry | |||||
| 1769 | Bernard Smyth Ward | |||||
| 1771 | Hugh Henry Mitchell | |||||
| 1776 | Sir Archibald Acheson, 6th Bt | John Leigh | ||||
| 1777 | Henry Flood | Irish Patriot Party | ||||
| October 1783 | Sir John Blaquiere | John McClintock | ||||
| 1783 | James Stewart | |||||
| 1790 | Arthur Cole-Hamilton | Richard Magenis | ||||
| 1797 | Hon. Lowry Cole | |||||
| 1800 | Henry Osborne | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Enniskillen | |||||
Notes
- ^ Murdered in 1641
- ^ Changed surnamed Gorges-Meredyth in 1775
- ^ Also elected for County Tyrone in 1768, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also elected for Carlingford in 1783, for which he chose to sit
References
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 503.
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.
