Roscommon (UK Parliament constituency)
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Roscommon was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland. The constituency sent two MP
s to Westminster
from the Act of Union 1800
until the constituency was split into Roscommon North
and Roscommon South
in 1885.
.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
s to Westminster
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
from 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...
until the constituency was split into Roscommon North
North Roscommon (UK Parliament constituency)
North Roscommon was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885 the area was part of the Roscommon constituency...
and Roscommon South
South Roscommon (UK Parliament constituency)
South Roscommon was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the Roscommon constituency. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament....
in 1885.
Members of Parliament
This is a list of the people who have represented Roscommon, in the Parliament of the United KingdomParliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
.
- 1801 (There was no election. The members for the county in the last Parliament of IrelandParliament of IrelandThe Parliament of Ireland was a legislature that existed in Dublin from 1297 until 1800. In its early mediaeval period during the Lordship of Ireland it consisted of either two or three chambers: the House of Commons, elected by a very restricted suffrage, the House of Lords in which the lords...
continued in office.)- Arthur FrenchArthur French (politician)Arthur French was an Irish Whig politician.In 1783, he was elected a Member of Parliament for Roscommon County in the Irish House of Commons. After the Act of Union in 1801 he represented Roscommon in the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
- Thomas Mahon
- Arthur French
- ElectionUnited Kingdom general election, 1802The United Kingdom general election, 1802 was the election to the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was the first to be held after the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
of 22 July 1802- Arthur FrenchArthur French (politician)Arthur French was an Irish Whig politician.In 1783, he was elected a Member of Parliament for Roscommon County in the Irish House of Commons. After the Act of Union in 1801 he represented Roscommon in the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
- Edward King
- Arthur French
- ElectionUnited Kingdom general election, 1806The United Kingdom general election, 1806 was the election of members to the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom. This was the second general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland....
of 17 November 1806- Arthur FrenchArthur French (politician)Arthur French was an Irish Whig politician.In 1783, he was elected a Member of Parliament for Roscommon County in the Irish House of Commons. After the Act of Union in 1801 he represented Roscommon in the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
- Stephen Mahon
- Arthur French
- Election of 1807United Kingdom general election, 1807The election to the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1807 was the third general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland....
- Arthur FrenchArthur French (politician)Arthur French was an Irish Whig politician.In 1783, he was elected a Member of Parliament for Roscommon County in the Irish House of Commons. After the Act of Union in 1801 he represented Roscommon in the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
- Stephen Mahon
- Arthur French
- Election of 1818United Kingdom general election, 1818The 1818 general election of the United Kingdom saw the Whigs gain a few seats, but the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool retained a majority of around 90 seats...
- Arthur FrenchArthur French (politician)Arthur French was an Irish Whig politician.In 1783, he was elected a Member of Parliament for Roscommon County in the Irish House of Commons. After the Act of Union in 1801 he represented Roscommon in the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
- Stephen Mahon
- Arthur French
- ElectionUnited Kingdom general election, 1820The 1820 UK general election, held shortly after the Radical War in Scotland and the Cato Street Conspiracy. In this atmosphere, the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool were able to win a substantial majority over the Whigs....
of 16 January 1821- Stephen Mahon
- Arthur FrenchArthur French, 1st Baron de FreyneArthur French, 1st Baron de Freyne and de Freyne was an Anglo-Irish peer and Member of Parliament.De Freyne was the eldest son of Arthur French, of French Park. The French family had been major landowners in County Sligo and County Roscommon for many years. He was elected to Parliament for...
- ElectionUnited Kingdom general election, 1826The 1826 United Kingdom general election saw the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool win a substantial and increased majority over the Whigs. In Ireland, Home Rule candidates, working with the Whigs, won large gains from Unionist candidates....
of 19 June 1826- Arthur FrenchArthur French, 1st Baron de FreyneArthur French, 1st Baron de Freyne and de Freyne was an Anglo-Irish peer and Member of Parliament.De Freyne was the eldest son of Arthur French, of French Park. The French family had been major landowners in County Sligo and County Roscommon for many years. He was elected to Parliament for...
- Robert King
- Arthur French
- ElectionUnited Kingdom general election, 1830The 1830 United Kingdom general election, was triggered by the death of King George IV and produced the first parliament of the reign of his successor, William IV. Fought in the aftermath of the Swing Riots, it saw electoral reform become a major election issue...
of 9 August 1830- Arthur FrenchArthur French, 1st Baron de FreyneArthur French, 1st Baron de Freyne and de Freyne was an Anglo-Irish peer and Member of Parliament.De Freyne was the eldest son of Arthur French, of French Park. The French family had been major landowners in County Sligo and County Roscommon for many years. He was elected to Parliament for...
- Owen O'Conor
- Arthur French
- ElectionUnited Kingdom general election, 1831The 1831 general election in the United Kingdom saw a landslide win by supporters of electoral reform, which was the major election issue. As a result it was the last unreformed election, as the Parliament which resulted ensured the passage of the Reform Act 1832. Polling was held from 28 April to...
of 25 July 1831- Arthur FrenchArthur French, 1st Baron de FreyneArthur French, 1st Baron de Freyne and de Freyne was an Anglo-Irish peer and Member of Parliament.De Freyne was the eldest son of Arthur French, of French Park. The French family had been major landowners in County Sligo and County Roscommon for many years. He was elected to Parliament for...
- Denis O'ConorDenis O'ConorHe was MP for Roscommon from 1831 to 1847. He became a Junior Lord of the Treasury in Lord John Russell's government but died the next year.- References :...
- Arthur French
- ElectionUnited Kingdom general election, 1832-Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807....
of 7 December 1832- Denis O'ConorDenis O'ConorHe was MP for Roscommon from 1831 to 1847. He became a Junior Lord of the Treasury in Lord John Russell's government but died the next year.- References :...
- Fitzstephen FrenchFitzstephen FrenchFitzstephen French PC was a Whig Member of Parliament for Roscommon. He was the younger brother of Captain Charles French, 3rd Baron De Freyne and a son of Arthur French. Elected in 1832, he held the seat up until his death in 1873. He was resident in London for most of this time.-References:...
- Denis O'Conor
- Election of 1835United Kingdom general election, 1835The 1835 United Kingdom general election was called when Parliament was dissolved on 29 December 1834. Polling took place between 6 January and 6 February 1835, and the results saw Robert Peel's Conservatives make large gains from their low of the 1832 election, but the Whigs maintained a large...
- Denis O'ConorDenis O'ConorHe was MP for Roscommon from 1831 to 1847. He became a Junior Lord of the Treasury in Lord John Russell's government but died the next year.- References :...
- Fitzstephen FrenchFitzstephen FrenchFitzstephen French PC was a Whig Member of Parliament for Roscommon. He was the younger brother of Captain Charles French, 3rd Baron De Freyne and a son of Arthur French. Elected in 1832, he held the seat up until his death in 1873. He was resident in London for most of this time.-References:...
- Denis O'Conor
- Election of 1837United Kingdom general election, 1837The 1837 United Kingdom general election saw Robert Peel's Conservatives close further on the position of the Whigs, who won their fourth election of the decade....
- Denis O'ConorDenis O'ConorHe was MP for Roscommon from 1831 to 1847. He became a Junior Lord of the Treasury in Lord John Russell's government but died the next year.- References :...
- Fitzstephen FrenchFitzstephen FrenchFitzstephen French PC was a Whig Member of Parliament for Roscommon. He was the younger brother of Captain Charles French, 3rd Baron De Freyne and a son of Arthur French. Elected in 1832, he held the seat up until his death in 1873. He was resident in London for most of this time.-References:...
- Denis O'Conor
- Election of 1841United Kingdom general election, 1841-Seats summary:-Whig MPs who lost their seats:*Viscount Morpeth - Chief Secretary for Ireland*Sir George Strickland, Bt*Sir Henry Barron, 1st Baronet-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987...
- Denis O'ConorDenis O'ConorHe was MP for Roscommon from 1831 to 1847. He became a Junior Lord of the Treasury in Lord John Russell's government but died the next year.- References :...
- Fitzstephen FrenchFitzstephen FrenchFitzstephen French PC was a Whig Member of Parliament for Roscommon. He was the younger brother of Captain Charles French, 3rd Baron De Freyne and a son of Arthur French. Elected in 1832, he held the seat up until his death in 1873. He was resident in London for most of this time.-References:...
- Denis O'Conor
- ElectionUnited Kingdom general election, 1847-Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
of 9 August 1847- Fitzstephen FrenchFitzstephen FrenchFitzstephen French PC was a Whig Member of Parliament for Roscommon. He was the younger brother of Captain Charles French, 3rd Baron De Freyne and a son of Arthur French. Elected in 1832, he held the seat up until his death in 1873. He was resident in London for most of this time.-References:...
- Oliver Dowell John Grace
- Fitzstephen French
- Election of 1852United Kingdom general election, 1852The July 1852 United Kingdom general election was a watershed election in the formation of the modern political parties of Britain. Following 1852, the Tory/Conservative party became, more completely, the party of the rural aristocracy, while the Whig/Liberal party became the party of the rising...
- Fitzstephen FrenchFitzstephen FrenchFitzstephen French PC was a Whig Member of Parliament for Roscommon. He was the younger brother of Captain Charles French, 3rd Baron De Freyne and a son of Arthur French. Elected in 1832, he held the seat up until his death in 1873. He was resident in London for most of this time.-References:...
- Oliver Dowell John Grace
- Fitzstephen French
- Election of 1857United Kingdom general election, 1857-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
- Fitzstephen FrenchFitzstephen FrenchFitzstephen French PC was a Whig Member of Parliament for Roscommon. He was the younger brother of Captain Charles French, 3rd Baron De Freyne and a son of Arthur French. Elected in 1832, he held the seat up until his death in 1873. He was resident in London for most of this time.-References:...
- Oliver Dowell John Grace
- Fitzstephen French
- ElectionUnited Kingdom general election, 1859In the 1859 United Kingdom general election, the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, held their majority in the House of Commons over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives...
of 16 May 1859- Fitzstephen FrenchFitzstephen FrenchFitzstephen French PC was a Whig Member of Parliament for Roscommon. He was the younger brother of Captain Charles French, 3rd Baron De Freyne and a son of Arthur French. Elected in 1832, he held the seat up until his death in 1873. He was resident in London for most of this time.-References:...
- Thomas William Goff
- Fitzstephen French
- By-election of 26 March 1860
- Charles Owen O'ConorCharles Owen O'ConorCharles Owen O'Conor PC was an Irish MP of the United Kingdom.The eldest son of The O'Conor Don. O'Conor was educated at Downside School in England and became a Liberal MP for Roscommon from March 1860 until defeated in 1880...
(replacing Goff)
- Charles Owen O'Conor
- Election of 1865United Kingdom general election, 1865The 1865 United Kingdom general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to more than 80. The Whig Party changed its name to the Liberal Party between the previous election and this one.Palmerston died later in the same...
- Fitzstephen FrenchFitzstephen FrenchFitzstephen French PC was a Whig Member of Parliament for Roscommon. He was the younger brother of Captain Charles French, 3rd Baron De Freyne and a son of Arthur French. Elected in 1832, he held the seat up until his death in 1873. He was resident in London for most of this time.-References:...
- Charles Owen O'ConorCharles Owen O'ConorCharles Owen O'Conor PC was an Irish MP of the United Kingdom.The eldest son of The O'Conor Don. O'Conor was educated at Downside School in England and became a Liberal MP for Roscommon from March 1860 until defeated in 1880...
- Fitzstephen French
- Election of 1868United Kingdom general election, 1868The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom...
- Fitzstephen FrenchFitzstephen FrenchFitzstephen French PC was a Whig Member of Parliament for Roscommon. He was the younger brother of Captain Charles French, 3rd Baron De Freyne and a son of Arthur French. Elected in 1832, he held the seat up until his death in 1873. He was resident in London for most of this time.-References:...
(died 4 June 1873) - Charles Owen O'ConorCharles Owen O'ConorCharles Owen O'Conor PC was an Irish MP of the United Kingdom.The eldest son of The O'Conor Don. O'Conor was educated at Downside School in England and became a Liberal MP for Roscommon from March 1860 until defeated in 1880...
- Fitzstephen French
- By-election of 24 June 1873
- Charles French (replacing Fitzstephen French)
- Election of 1874United Kingdom general election, 1874-Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
- Charles Owen O'ConorCharles Owen O'ConorCharles Owen O'Conor PC was an Irish MP of the United Kingdom.The eldest son of The O'Conor Don. O'Conor was educated at Downside School in England and became a Liberal MP for Roscommon from March 1860 until defeated in 1880...
- Charles French
- Charles Owen O'Conor
- Election of April 1880United Kingdom general election, 1880-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
- Andrew Commins
- James Joseph O'KellyJames Joseph O'KellyJames Joseph O'Kelly was an Irish nationalist journalist, politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and as member of the Irish Parliamentary Party represented the Roscommon constituency between 1880 and 1916.-Background:His...
See also
- Roscommon (Dáil Éireann constituency)Roscommon (Dáil Éireann constituency)Roscommon was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1969 and from 1981 to 1992...