Kildare Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Kildare Borough 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
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, Kildare Borough was represented with two members.

1689–1801

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
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
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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
1695 John Davys
1703 Thomas Jones Richard Locke
Richard Locke
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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)
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1776 Sir FitzGerald Aylmer, 6th Bt
1783 Lord Henry FitzGerald
Lord Henry FitzGerald
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1790 Robert Graydon
1796 Jones Harrison
1798 James FitzGerald Brydges Trecothic Henniker
1801
United Kingdom general election, 1801
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