Bannow (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Encyclopedia
Bannow was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons
to 1800.
of Bannow
in County Wexford
.
of 1689 summoned by King James II
, Bannow was represented with two members. Following the Act of Union 1800
the borough was disenfranchised.
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...
to 1800.
Boundaries and Boundary Changes
This constituency was the boroughParliamentary borough
Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...
of Bannow
Bannow
Bannow is an area situated in the south of County Wexford, in Ireland. An early Norman town was founded at Bannow. This town has since disappeared for unknown reasons, although the ruins of an early Norman church can still be seen there today . The Norman church is located near the former Island...
in County Wexford
County Wexford
County Wexford is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Wexford. In pre-Norman times it was part of the Kingdom of Uí Cheinnselaig, whose capital was at Ferns. Wexford County Council is the local...
.
History
In the Patriot ParliamentPatriot 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...
, Bannow 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 was disenfranchised.
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 Plowden | Alexius Stafford | ||||
| 1692 | Nathaniel Boyse | John Cliffe | ||||
| 1715 | James Boyse | |||||
| 1725 | Samuel Boyse Samuel Boyse Samuel Boyse was an Irish poet and writer who worked for Sir Robert Walpole and whose religious verses in particular were prized and reprinted in his time.-Life:... |
|||||
| 1727 | George Ogle | |||||
| 1730 | William Harrison | |||||
| 1737 | Nicholas Hume-Loftus Nicholas Hume-Loftus, 2nd Earl of Ely Nicholas Hume-Loftus, 2nd Earl of Ely was a British peer and member of the House of Lords, briefly styled Viscount Loftus in October 1766. He represented the constituencies of Fethard, County Wexford and Bannow, Ireland.He became earl of Ely on the death of his father, Nicholas Hume-Loftus, 1st... Styled as The Honourable from 1751 |
|||||
| 1747 | Hon. Henry Loftus Henry Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely Henry Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely KP, PC , styled The Honourable from 1751 to 1769 and known as Henry Loftus, 4th Viscount Loftus from 1769 to 1771, was an Irish peer and politician.... |
|||||
| 1761 | Henry Mitchell | |||||
| 1768 | Charles Tottenham Charles Tottenham (1716–1795) Charles Tottenham was an Irish Member of Parliament.He sat in the Irish House of Commons for Fethard from 1755 to 1760, for New Ross from 1761 to 1768, for Bannow from 1768 to 1776, for Clonmines from 1776 to 1790 and again for Fethard from 1790 to his death.He was son of Charles Tottenham and... |
Robert Hellen Robert Hellen Robert Hellen was an Irish politician, Solicitor-General, and judge of the Court of Common Pleas . He became the Member of Parliament for Bannow in 1768 and Fethard in 1776... |
||||
| 1776 | Henry Loftus | Nicholas Loftus Tottenham | ||||
| 1790 | Ponsonby Tottenham | Ephraim Carroll | ||||
| 1798 | William Loftus | |||||
| 1799 | Robert Shaw | |||||
| February 1800 | Joseph McClean | |||||
| March 1800 | Thomas Prior | |||||
| 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... |
Disenfranchised | |||||