Carrick (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Encyclopedia
Carrick was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons
from 1614 to 1800. It returned two members.
of Carrick-on-Shannon
in County Leitrim
.
of 1689 summoned by King James II
, Carrick was not represented. Under the terms of the Act of Union 1800
, the constituency was disenfranchised and abolished.
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 1614 to 1800. It returned two members.
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 Carrick-on-Shannon
Carrick-on-Shannon
Carrick-on-Shannon is the county town of County Leitrim in Ireland. It is also the smallest main county town in the country . It is situated on a strategic crossing point of the River Shannon and is the largest town in the county. The population of the town was 3,163 in 2006. It is in the barony...
in County Leitrim
County Leitrim
County Leitrim is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Leitrim. Leitrim County Council is the local authority for the county...
.
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...
, Carrick was not represented. Under the terms of 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 constituency was disenfranchised and abolished.
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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| 1689 | Carrick was not 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... |
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| 1692 | Roger Smith | Owen Wynne | ||||
| August 1695 | Richard St George Also elected for Galway Borough Galway Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Galway Borough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Galway Borough was represented with two members.-1689–1801:... in 1695, for which he chose to sit |
John French | ||||
| 1695 | Arthur Cooper | |||||
| 1703 | Sir George St George | Oliver St George Oliver St George Oliver St George was an Irish politician.The son of Sir Oliver St George, 1st Baronet, he married Mary, daughter of Thomas Knox, in 1701.... |
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| 1713 | John French | |||||
| 1714 | Edward Ormsby | |||||
| 1715 | John Ussher John Ussher (died 1741) John Ussher was an Irish soldier and Member of Parliament.He was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Beverley Ussher by his wife Grace, daughter of Sir Richard Osborne, 2nd Baronet... |
Richard St George | ||||
| 1741 | St George St George St George St George, 1st Baron St George St George St George, 1st Baron St George was an Irish politician.Born St George Ussher, he was the son of John Ussher by his wife Mary St George, daughter of George St George, 1st Baron St George.... |
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| 1755 | John Pomeroy | |||||
| 1761 | Robert French Robert French (politician) Robert French was a County Galway landlord and Member of Parliament, .French's family were one of The Tribes of Galway. His ancestor, Patrick Béag French was one of the two Galwaymen who successfully petitioned James II for a town charter, awarded in 1610... |
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| 1763 | Dudley Alexander Sydney Cosby | |||||
| 1768 | Henry Sandford | Robert Clements Robert Clements, 1st Earl of Leitrim Robert Clements, 1st Earl of Leitrim was an Irish nobleman and politician.Son of Cavan Borough MP Nathaniel Clements, Deputy Vice Treasurer and Teller of the Irish Exchequer, Clements served as High Sheriff of Leitrim in 1759, having been the previous year appointed as Controller of the Great and... Also elected for Donegal County in 1776, for which he chose to sit |
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| 1776 | Nathaniel Clements Nathaniel Clements Nathaniel Clements was an Irish politician and financial figure, important in the political and financial administration of Ireland in the mid-18th century.-Early history:Clements was the fifth son of Robert Clements... |
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| 1777 | Edward Sneyd | |||||
| 1777 | Robert Tighe | |||||
| 1781 | Edward King | |||||
| October 1783 | 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... |
George Sandford Also elected for Roscommon Borough Roscommon Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Roscommon Borough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.-Members of Parliament:*1613–1615*1689 Patriot Parliament** John Dillon... in 1783, for which he chose to sit |
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| 1783 | Edward King | |||||
| 1790 | Hon. Nathaniel Clements Nathaniel Clements, 2nd Earl of Leitrim Nathaniel Clements, 2nd Earl of Leitrim, KP PC , styled The Honourable from 1783 to 1795, and then Viscount Clements to 1804, was an Irish nobleman and politician.... Styled as Viscount Clements from 1795 Also elected for Leitrim Leitrim (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Leitrim was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800-1692–1801:... in 1798, for which he chose to sit |
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| 1794 | Nathaniel Sneyd | |||||
| 1798 | William Gore | |||||
| 1800 | Robert Tighe | |||||
| 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 | |||||