St Johnstown (County Donegal) (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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St Johnstown was a constituency in County Donegal
represented in the Irish House of Commons
until 1800.
County Donegal
County Donegal is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Donegal. Donegal County Council is the local authority for the county...
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...
until 1800.
1692–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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| 1692 | John Forward | Charles Melville | ||||
| 1695 | Humphrey May Humphrey May Sir Humphrey May was an English politician. He was born the fourth son of Richard May, Merchant Taylor of London. He matriculated from St John's College, Oxford on 25th October 1588, graduated B.A. on 3rd March 1592 and became student of the Middle Temple in 1592... |
Henry Langford | ||||
| 1703 | Kilner Brasier | Charles Melville | ||||
| 1713 | James Topham | John Hamilton | ||||
| 1715 | William Forward | |||||
| 1725 | Hon. Henry Hamilton Henry Hamilton (politician) Henry Hamilton , styled The Honourable from 1715, was an Irish politician.He was the youngest son of Gustavus Hamilton, 1st Viscount Boyne and his wife Elizabeth Brooke, daughter of Sir Henry Brooke. In 1725, he entered the Irish House of Commons for St Johnstown , a seat he held until 1727... |
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| 1727 | Hon. George Hamilton George Hamilton (MP) George Hamilton was a British politician, the second son of James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn.He was twice Member of Parliament for Wells in the British House of Commons. Between 1727 and 1761, he represented St Johnstown in the Irish House of Commons. He was known for his love of planting.In... |
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| May 1761 | Ralph Howard Ralph Howard, 1st Viscount Wicklow Howard, Ralph, 1st Viscount Wicklow was an M.P. for County Wicklow and became Baron Clonmore of Clonmore Castle.-Biography:Ralph Howard was born at , Co. Wicklow, the eldest son of the Rt. Rev. Robert Howard , Bishop of Elphin. Howard was High Sheriff of Wicklow in 1749, and of County Carlow in... |
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| 1761 | William Talbot | |||||
| 1768 | Ralph Howard Ralph Howard, 1st Viscount Wicklow Howard, Ralph, 1st Viscount Wicklow was an M.P. for County Wicklow and became Baron Clonmore of Clonmore Castle.-Biography:Ralph Howard was born at , Co. Wicklow, the eldest son of the Rt. Rev. Robert Howard , Bishop of Elphin. Howard was High Sheriff of Wicklow in 1749, and of County Carlow in... |
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| 1769 | Hugh Howard | |||||
| 1776 | Robert Howard | |||||
| 1783 | Hon. Robert Howard | Hon. William Forward-Howard | ||||
| 1790 | Hon. Hugh Howard |