Cavan (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Cavan County 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.
of 1689 summoned by King James II
, Cavan County was represented with two members.
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 1611 to 1800.
Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.
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...
, Cavan County was represented with two members.
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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| 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... |
Philip Reyly | John Reyly John Reyly Colonel John Reyly was elected Knight of the Shire or M.P for the County of Cavan, in the Parliament held in Dublin on 7 May 1689.-Ancestry:... |
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| 1692 | Sir Francis Hamilton, 3rd Bt | Robert Saunderson Expelled in 1696 | ||||
| 1697 | Francis White | |||||
| 1703 | Theophilus Butler | |||||
| 1713 | Robert Saunderson | |||||
| 1715 | Mervyn Pratt | Brockhill Newburgh Brockhill Newburgh Colonel Brockhill Newburgh was an Irish politician.He was the grandson of Brockhill Taylor, who had represented Cavan Borough in the Irish House of Commons. From 1715 until 1727, Newburgh sat as Member of Parliament for Cavan County.He was chairman of the Linen Board... |
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| 1727 | Charles Coote | John Maxwell John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham was an Irish peer and politician.He was a Member of Parliament of the Irish House of Commons for Cavan County from 1727 to 1756... |
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| 1751 | Hon. Brinsley Butler Brinsley Butler, 2nd Earl of Lanesborough Brinsley Butler, 2nd Earl of Lanesborough, PC , styled The Honourable until 1756 and Lord Newtown-Butler from 1756 to 1768, was an Irish politician and peer.... Styled as Lord Newtown-Butler from 1756 |
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| 1756 | 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:... |
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| 1761 | Charles Coote | |||||
| 1766 | William Stewart | |||||
| 1768 | 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:... |
George Montgomery George Montgomery (MP) George Leslie Montgomery was an Irish politician.Montgomery sat as Member of Parliament for Strabane from 1765 to 1768. He purchased the seat from John McCausland of Strabane for £2,000 after the death of the incumbent Robert Lowry when a new writ was issued for the borough on 22 October 1765... |
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| 1780 | Hon. John James Maxwell John Maxwell, 2nd Earl of Farnham John James Maxwell, 2nd Earl of Farnham was an Irish Representative peer and politician.He was the son of Barry Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham and Margaret King. In 1784, he married Grace Cuffe, daughter of Thomas Cuffe, however, they had no children... |
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| 1783 | Charles Stewart | |||||
| 1788 | John Maxwell John Maxwell-Barry, 5th Baron Farnham John Maxwell-Barry, 5th Baron Farnham PC was an Irish Representative peer and politician.He was the son of Henry Maxwell, Lord Bishop of Meath, and grandson of John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham... Declared not duly elected in 1788 |
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| 1788 | Francis Saunderson | |||||
| 1793 | Viscount Maxwell John Maxwell, 2nd Earl of Farnham John James Maxwell, 2nd Earl of Farnham was an Irish Representative peer and politician.He was the son of Barry Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham and Margaret King. In 1784, he married Grace Cuffe, daughter of Thomas Cuffe, however, they had no children... |
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| 1800 | Nathaniel Sneyd | |||||
| 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 Cavan Cavan (UK Parliament constituency) Cavan was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which from 1801 to 1885 returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.-Members of Parliament:... |
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