Dublin City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Dublin City 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...

to 1801.

History

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...

, Dublin City was represented with two members. In the 1760s the radical politician Charles Lucas

Charles Lucas (politician)

Charles Lucas was an Irish apothecary, physician and politician. He sat as Member of Parliament for Dublin City and was known as the "Irish Wilkes" because of his radical views.-Early life:...

used the seat as his political base.

1689–1801

Election	First member	Second member
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...	Sir Michael Creagh	Terence Dermot
1692	Thomas Coote	Sir Michael Mitchell
1695	William Handcock William Handcock (1654–1701) Sir William Handcock was an Irish politician and judge.Born in County Westmeath, he was the second son of William Handcock and his wife Abigail, daughter of Sir Thomas Stanley and sister of Thomas Stanley. His older brother was Thomas Handcock...	Sir John Rogerson Sir John Rogerson Sir John Rogerson was an Irish politician, wealthy merchant and property developerHe was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1693–94 and represented Clogher in the Parliament of Ireland from 1692 to 1693, then Dublin City from 1695 to 1703. He built his country residence, "The Glen" or "Glasnevin...
1703	John Forster John Forster (Chief Justice) -Background:Forster was born in Dublin, the son of Richard Forster and his wife Anne Webber. His father sat in the Irish House of Commons for Swords and came from a family long associated with the Dublin business community.-Career:...	Benjamin Burton
1715	John Rogerson John Rogerson (1676–1741) John Rogerson was an Irish politician lawyer and judge who became Solicitor-General Attorney-General for Ireland and Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench in Ireland. He was Member of Parliament for Granard and Dublin City. He was appointed as Solicitor-General in 1714...	Benjamin Burton
1727	Samuel Burton	William Howard
1728		John Stoyte John Stoyte John Stoyte was an Officer of the British Army, recognized for his service in Peninsula and the Battle of Waterloo.He joined the army on March 21, 1811, as an Ensign. He was present at the Battle of Badajoz on April 6th...
1729		James Somerville Sir James Somerville, 1st Baronet Sir James Somerville, 1st Baronet was an Irish politician.He was the only son of Thomas Somerville and his wife Sarah King, daughter of James King. In 1729, Southwell entered the Irish House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Dublin City, representing the constituency until his death in 1748.... Created a baronet in 1748
1733	Humphrey French
1737	Nathaniel Pearson
1749	James Digges La Touche Declared not duly elected in 1749
1749	Charles Burton Created a baronet in 1758	Sir Samuel Cooke, 1st Bt
1758	Charles Burton Created a baronet in 1758	James Dunn
1761	James Grattan	Charles Lucas Charles Lucas (politician) Charles Lucas was an Irish apothecary, physician and politician. He sat as Member of Parliament for Dublin City and was known as the "Irish Wilkes" because of his radical views.-Early life:...
1767	Marquess of Kildare William FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster William Robert FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster, etc. KP, PC was an Irish liberal politician and landowner. He was born in London.-Career:...
1771		William Clement
1773	Redmond Morres
1776	Sir Samuel Bradstreet, 3rd Bt Sir Samuel Bradstreet, 3rd Baronet Sir Samuel Bradstreet, 3rd Baronet was an Irish politician and barrister.He was the second son of Sir Simon Bradstreet, 1st Baronet and his wife Ellen Bradstreet, daughter of his uncle Samuel Bradstreet. In 1773, Bradstreet succeeded his older brother Simon as baronet...
1782		Travers Hartley
1784	Nathaniel Warren	Travers Hartley
1790	Lord Henry FitzGerald Lord Henry FitzGerald Lord Henry FitzGerald PC was the fourth son of the 1st Duke of Leinster and the Duchess of Leinster . A younger brother was the revolutionary Lord Edward FitzGerald.-Life:...	Henry Grattan Henry Grattan Henry Grattan was an Irish politician and member of the Irish House of Commons and a campaigner for legislative freedom for the Irish Parliament in the late 18th century. He opposed the Act of Union 1800 that merged the Kingdoms of Ireland and Great Britain.-Early life:Grattan was born at...
January 1798	Arthur Wolfe Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden KC was an Irish peer, politician and judge.Wolfe was born at , near Naas, being the fifth son of John Wolfe and his wife Mary Philpot. Wolfe was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and was called to the Irish Bar in 1766...	John Claudius Beresford John Claudius Beresford John Claudius Beresford was a Tory UK Member of Parliament representing Dublin City 1801–1804 and County Waterford 1806–1811.-Early life:...
July 1798	George Ogle George Ogle George Ogle was an Irish Tory politician.Ogle was a member of the Privy Council of Ireland from 17 October 1783. He represented Wexford County in the Irish House of Commons from 1769 to 1797, when he refused to stand again...
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 Dublin City Dublin City (UK Parliament constituency) Dublin City was an Irish Borough constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It comprised the city of Dublin in the county of Dublin, and was represented by two Members of Parliament from its creation in 1801 until 1885.In 1885, Dublin City was split...

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