Gowran (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Gowran was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons
until 1800.
of 1689 summoned by King James II
, Gowran 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...
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...
, Gowran was represented with two members.
1689–1801
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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... |
Richard Butler | Walter Kelly | ||||
| 1689 | Robert Fielding Robert Fielding Robert Fielding was an English bigamist and rake in the late 17th and early 18th centuries... |
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| 1692 | Sir Charles Meredyth | George Warburton | ||||
| 1695 | Edward May | Joseph Stepney | ||||
| 1703 | Patrick Wemyss | Robert Maude Created a baronet in 1705 | ||||
| November 1713 | Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Bt Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Baronet was an Irish politician and judge.Leving was a Member of Parliament of the English House of Commons for Chester from 1690 to 1695. In 1692 he also became a member of the Irish House of Commons for Blessington, a seat he held until 1695. During this time he served... Also elected for Kilkenny City Kilkenny City (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Kilkenny City was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Kilkenny City was represented with two members.-1689–1801:... in 1713, for which he chose to sit |
James Agar Also elected for Callan Callan (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Callan was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Callan was represented with two members.-1689–1801:-Bibliography:... in 1715, for which he chose to sit |
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| 1713 | Patrick Wemyss | |||||
| November 1715 | John Pepper | |||||
| 1715 | David Chaigneau | |||||
| 1725 | William Martin | |||||
| 1727 | Henry Agar | |||||
| 1747 | James Agar | |||||
| 1753 | James Agar James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden was an Irish peer and politician.He was the second son of Henry Agar, a former MP for Gowran, and Anne Ellis, and probably born at Gowran Castle... |
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| 1761 | George Dunbar | William Henry Burton | ||||
| 1768 | Hon. John Ponsonby Also elected for Kilkenny County Kilkenny County (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Kilkenny County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Kilkenny County was represented with two members.-1689–1801:... in 1768, for which he chose to sit |
James Agar James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden was an Irish peer and politician.He was the second son of Henry Agar, a former MP for Gowran, and Anne Ellis, and probably born at Gowran Castle... Also elected for Kilkenny County Kilkenny County (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Kilkenny County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Kilkenny County was represented with two members.-1689–1801:... in 1768, for which he chose to sit |
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| 1769 | Arthur Browne | Henry Prittie Henry Prittie, 1st Baron Dunalley Henry Prittie, 1st Baron Dunalley was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament.Prittie was the son Henry Prittie. He was elected to the Irish House of Commons for Banagher in 1767, a seat he held until 1768. He then represented Gowran from 1769 to 1776 and Tipperary from 1776 to 1790. Prittie was... |
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| 1776 | James Agar James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden was an Irish peer and politician.He was the second son of Henry Agar, a former MP for Gowran, and Anne Ellis, and probably born at Gowran Castle... |
John Butler John Butler, 17th Earl of Ormonde John Butler, 17th Earl of Ormonde and 10th Earl of Ossory was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament . He represented Gowran between 1776 and 1783, and Kilkenny City between 1783 and 1792... |
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| 1777 | Sir Boyle Roche, 1st Bt | |||||
| October 1783 | Hon. Henry Welbore Agar Also elected for Kilkenny County Kilkenny County (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Kilkenny County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Kilkenny County was represented with two members.-1689–1801:... in 1783, for which he chose to sit |
George Dunbar | ||||
| 1783 | George Burdett George Burdett George Burdett was the second colonial governor of the Upper Plantation of New Hampshire, later to become the Province of New Hampshire, between 1637 and 1640. Born in England, Burdett was a minister of the Church of England serving at Yarmouth... |
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| 1790 | Patrick Welch | |||||
| 1798 | George Bunbury | George Burdett George Burdett George Burdett was the second colonial governor of the Upper Plantation of New Hampshire, later to become the Province of New Hampshire, between 1637 and 1640. Born in England, Burdett was a minister of the Church of England serving at Yarmouth... |
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| 1800 | Henry Verney Lovett Darby | |||||
| 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 | |||||