Kildare Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Kildare Borough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons
to 1801.
of 1689 summoned by King James II
, Kildare Borough 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...
to 1801.
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...
, Kildare Borough 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... |
Francis Leigh | Robert Porter | ||||
| 1692 | Thomas Medlycott | Francis Robartes Francis Robartes Francis Robartes FRS was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1673 and 1718.... |
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| August 1695 | William Palmer Also elected for Castlebar Castlebar (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Castlebar was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1614 to 1800. The area is in County Mayo. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.-History:... in 1695, for which he chose to sit |
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| 1695 | John Davys | |||||
| 1703 | Thomas Jones | Richard Locke Richard Locke Richard Locke is a critic and essayist.He received a B.A. from Columbia College, a B.A. from Clare College, Cambridge University, and did graduate work at Harvard University... |
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| 1715 | James Barry | Maurice Keating Declared not duly elected in 1715 | ||||
| 1716 | Richard Warren | |||||
| 1725 | Maurice Keating | |||||
| 1727 | Robert Dixon | |||||
| 1732 | John Digby | |||||
| 1735 | Robert Downes | |||||
| 1755 | Robert Harman | |||||
| May 1761 | Edward Sandford Also elected for Harristown Harristown (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Harristown was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Harristown was represented with two members.-1689–1801:... in 1761, for which he chose to sit |
Henry Sandford | ||||
| 1761 | Garret FitzGerald | |||||
| 1768 | 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:... Also elected for Dublin City Dublin City (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Dublin City was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Dublin City was represented with two members. In the 1760s the radical politician Charles Lucas used the seat as his political base.-1689–1801:... in 1768, for which he chose to sit |
Maurice Keating | ||||
| 1769 | Simon Digby | Joseph Henry Joseph Henry (politician) Joseph Henry was a 19th century Member of Parliament from the West Coast, New Zealand.He represented the Buller electorate from 1876 to 1879, when he was defeated.-References:... |
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| 1776 | Sir FitzGerald Aylmer, 6th Bt | |||||
| 1783 | 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:... |
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| 1790 | Robert Graydon | |||||
| 1796 | Jones Harrison | |||||
| 1798 | James FitzGerald | Brydges Trecothic Henniker | ||||
| 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 | |||||