Galway County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Galway County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons
until 1800.
of 1689 summoned by King James II
, Galway County was represented with two members. Following the Act of Union 1800
the constituency became Galway County (UK Parliament constituency)
.
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...
until 1800.
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...
, Galway County 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 constituency became Galway County (UK Parliament constituency)
Galway County (UK Parliament constituency)
The UK Parliament constituency of County Galway was an historic Irish constituency, comprised the whole of County Galway, except for the Borough of Galway. It replaced the pre-Act of Union Parliament of Ireland constituency...
.
Members of Parliament
| Year | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1613–1615 | Sir Valentine Blake, 1st Bt | |
| 1634–1635 | Sir Valentine Blake, 3rd Bt |
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... |
Sir Ulick Burke, 3rd Bt | Sir Walter Blake, 6th Bt | ||||
| 1692 | John Eyre | Sir Oliver St George, 1st Bt Sir Oliver St George, 1st Baronet Sir Oliver St George, 1st Baronet was an Irish Member of Parliament.The son of Sir George St George, of Carrickdrumrusk, and grandson of Richard St George, Clarenceux King of Arms, he was created a Baronet, of Carrickdrumrusk in the county of Leitrim, on 5 September 1660 in the Baronetage of England... |
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| 1703 | John French | |||||
| 1709 | Edward Ormsby | |||||
| 1713 | John Eyre | Patrick French | ||||
| 1715 | Edward Ormsby | Frederick Trench Frederick Trench (politician) Frederick Richard Trench was an Irish politician.He was the eldest son of Frederick Trench and his wife Elizabeth Warburton, daughter of Richard Warburton, a Member of Parliament for Ballyshannon. Trench was appointed High Sheriff of County Galway in 1703 and colonel of the Galway Militia... |
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| 1727 | John Eyre | |||||
| 1745 | Hon. Thomas Bermingham | |||||
| 1750 | George Warburton | |||||
| 1753 | Charles Daly | 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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| 1761 | Richard Trench Richard Trench (politician) Richard Trench was an Irish politician and the ancestor of the Earls of Clancarty.He was the second son of Frederick Trench and his wife Elizabeth Eyre, daughter of John Eyre. Trench represented Banagher in the Irish House of Commons from 1735 to 1671. Subsequently he sat for Galway County, the... |
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| August 1768 | Lord Dunkellin Henry de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde Henry de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde KP, PC , styled Lord Dunkellin from birth to 1782, was an Irish peer and politician.... Declared not duly elected in 1768Pa |
Denis Daly | ||||
| 1768 | William Power Keating Trench William Trench, 1st Earl of Clancarty William Power Keating Trench, 1st Earl of Clancarty was an Irish aristocrat and politician and later United Kingdom statesman at the time of the Act of Union... |
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| 1790 | Joseph Henry Blake | |||||
| 1798 | Hon. Richard Trench | |||||
| 1800 | Richard Martin | |||||
| 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 Galway County Galway County (UK Parliament constituency) The UK Parliament constituency of County Galway was an historic Irish constituency, comprised the whole of County Galway, except for the Borough of Galway. It replaced the pre-Act of Union Parliament of Ireland constituency... |
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