Armagh Borough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons

Irish House of Commons

The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...

 from 1613 to 1800.

History

This constituency was the borough

Parliamentary borough

Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...

 of Armagh

Armagh

Armagh is a large settlement in Northern Ireland, and the county town of County Armagh. It is a site of historical importance for both Celtic paganism and Christianity and is the seat, for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland, of the Archbishop of Armagh...

 in County Armagh

County Armagh

-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...

.

During the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland the borough was not represented in the Protectorate Parliaments

First Protectorate Parliament

The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House....

 (1654-1659), except as a small part of the Down, Antrim and Armagh county constituency.

After the restoration

English Restoration

The Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms...

, in 1660, the Parliament of Ireland was revived with the borough again represented. In the Patriot Parliament

Patriot Parliament

The Patriot Parliament is the name given to the session of the Irish Parliament called by King James II of Ireland during the War of the Two Kings in 1689. The parliament met in one session, from 7 May 1689 to 20 July 1689, and was the only session of the Irish Parliament under King James II.The...

 of 1689 summoned by King James II

James II of England

James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...

, Armagh Borough was represented with two members.

Following the Act of Union 1800

Act of Union 1800

The Acts of Union 1800 describe two complementary Acts, namely:* the Union with Ireland Act 1800 , an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, and...

 the borough retained one parliamentary seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

1689–1801

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament Patriot Parliament The Patriot Parliament is the name given to the session of the Irish Parliament called by King James II of Ireland during the War of the Two Kings in 1689. The parliament met in one session, from 7 May 1689 to 20 July 1689, and was the only session of the Irish Parliament under King James II.The...		Francis Stafford			Constantine O'Neale
1692		Marmaduke Coghill Marmaduke Coghill Marmaduke Coghill was a member of Parliament for Dublin University, judge of the Prerogative Court and Chancellor of the Exchequer in Ireland.-Life:...			Edward Lyndon
1695					Samuel Dopping  Also elected for Dublin University Dublin University (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Dublin University was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1603 to 1801.-History:This university constituency was first enfranchised as a Parliamentary constituency in 1603...  in 1715, for which he chose to sit
1713		Epaphroditus Marsh
1715		Silvester Crosse			Charles Bourchier
1716					John Eyre
1727		Edward Knatchbull Sir Edward Knatchbull, 7th Baronet Sir Edward Knatchbull, 7th Baronet was an Irish politician.He was the third son of Sir Edward Knatchbull, 4th Baronet and Alice Wyndham, daughter of Colonel John Wyndham. In 1763, he succeeded his nephew Wyndham as baronet...			Ambrose Philips Ambrose Philips -Life:He was born in Shropshire of a Leicestershire family. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and St John's College, Cambridge, of which he became a fellow in 1699. He seems to have lived chiefly at Cambridge until he resigned his fellowship in 1708, and his pastorals were probably written in...
1749					Philip Bragg Philip Bragg Philip Bragg was an Irish lieutenant-general, colonel 28th foot, and M.P. for Armagh.He was at Blenheim as part of the 1st foot guards on 10 March 1702. He appears to have afterward served in the 24th foot, which was much distinguished in all Marlborough's subsequent campaigns under the command of...
1759					Marquess of Tavistock Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock was a British politician and the eldest son of the 4th Duke of Bedford....
May 1761		Robert Cuninghame Robert Cuninghame, 1st Baron Rossmore General Robert Cuninghame, 1st Baron Rossmore PC was an Irish British Army officer and politician.-Military career:...			Hon. John Ponsonby  Also elected for Kilkenny County Kilkenny County (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Kilkenny County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Kilkenny County was represented with two members.-1689–1801:...  in 1761, for which he chose to sit
1761					Hon. Barry Maxwell Barry Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham Barry Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham PC , styled The Honourable Barry Maxwell from 1756 to 1779, was an Irish peer and politician.-Political career:...
1768		George Macartney George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, KB was an Irish-born British statesman, colonial administrator and diplomat. He is often remembered for his observation following Britain's success in the Seven Years War and subsequent territorial expansion at the Treaty of Paris that Britain now controlled...			Philip Tisdall Philip Tisdall Philip Tisdall SL was an Irish lawyer and politician.He sat in the Irish House of Commons for Dublin University from 1739 to 1776 and then for the city of Armagh from 1776 to his death...   Also elected for Dublin University Dublin University (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Dublin University was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1603 to 1801.-History:This university constituency was first enfranchised as a Parliamentary constituency in 1603...  in 1768, for which he chose to sit
1769					Charles O'Hara
1776		Philip Tisdall Philip Tisdall Philip Tisdall SL was an Irish lawyer and politician.He sat in the Irish House of Commons for Dublin University from 1739 to 1776 and then for the city of Armagh from 1776 to his death...			Henry Meredyth
1777		George Rawson
January 1790					Henry Duquery
May 1790					Robert Hobart Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire PC , styled Lord Hobart from 1793 to 1804, was a British Tory politician of the late 18th and early 19th century.-Background:...   Styled as Lord Hobart from 1793
1796		Sackville Hamilton Sackville Hamilton Sackville Hamilton PC was an Irish politician.He was the third son of Hon. Henry Hamilton and his wife Mary Dawson, daughter of Joshua Dawson. His uncles were Frederick Hamilton and Gustavus Hamilton...
1798		Hon. Thomas Pelham Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester PC, PC , FRS , styled The Honourable Thomas Pelham from 1768 until 1783, The Right Honourable Thomas Pelham from 1783 to 1801, and then known as Lord Pelham until 1805, was a British Whig politician...			Patrick Duigenan Patrick Duigenan Patrick Duigenan , Irish lawyer and politician, was the son of a Leitrim Catholic farmer named O'Duibhgeannain.Through the tuition of the local Protestant clergyman, who was interested in the boy, he got a scholarship in 1756 at Trinity College, Dublin, and subsequently became a fellow...
1799		Gerard Lake Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake General Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake was a British general. He commanded British forces during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and later served as Commander-in-Chief of the military in British India.-Background:...
1801 United Kingdom general election, 1801 The United Kingdom general election, 1801 was not an election as such, but the co-option of members to serve in the first Parliament to be held after the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 1 January 1801...		Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Armagh City Armagh City (UK Parliament constituency) Armagh City was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland.-Boundaries:This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Armagh in County Armagh...