Westmeath (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Westmeath was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons
from 1611 to 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote. The borough was disenfranchised under the terms of the Act of Union 1800
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from 1611 to 1800.
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...
from 1611 to 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote. The borough was disenfranchised under the terms of 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...
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Members of Parliament
It returned two members to the Parliament of IrelandParliament of Ireland
The 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...
from 1611 to 1800.
- 1613–1615
- 1634–1635
- Sir James DillonJames Dillon (officer)Sir James Dillon was an officer in the armies of the Irish Confederate Catholic during the Irish Confederate Wars and a Member of the Parliament of Ireland...
- Sir James Dillon
- 1639–1649
- James Dillon (1640-1642); expelled as a rebel
- 1661–1666 William HandcockWilliam Handcock (Westmeath politician)William Handcock was an Irish politician.Originally from Lancashire, Handcock entered the Irish House of Commons in 1661, holding his seat for Westmeath until 1666. He was then appointed to the Council of Connaught and in 1680, he received a grant to erect a manor in Twyford, Westmeath...
- 1689–1689 Patriot ParliamentPatriot ParliamentThe 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...
- William Nugent
- Hon. Col. Henry Dillon
1692–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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| 1692 | Dillon Pollard | Robert Rochfort Robert Rochfort Robert Rochfort was attorney-general, judge and speaker of the Irish House of Commons.Rochfort was probably born on 9 December 1652. He was the second son of Lieutenant-Colonel James "Prime-Iron " Rochfort , a Cromwellian soldier, and Thomasina Pigot... |
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| 1695 | George Peyton | |||||
| 1703 | William Handcock William Handcock (Westmeath politician) William Handcock was an Irish politician.Originally from Lancashire, Handcock entered the Irish House of Commons in 1661, holding his seat for Westmeath until 1666. He was then appointed to the Council of Connaught and in 1680, he received a grant to erect a manor in Twyford, Westmeath... |
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| 1707 | George Rochfort | |||||
| 1707 | John Cooke | |||||
| 1713 | Edward Pakenham | |||||
| 1715 | John Wood | |||||
| 1721 | William Handcock William Handcock (1676–1723) William Handcock was an Irish politician.He was the eldest son of Thomas Handcock and his wife Dorothy Green. Handcock entered the Irish House of Commons in 1703, representing Athlone until 1714. He sat for Dublin City from 1721 until his death two years later.He married Sarah Warburton, daughter... |
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| 1723 | Richard Levinge | |||||
| 1727 | George Rochfort | Anthony Malone | ||||
| 1731 | Robert Rochfort | |||||
| 1738 | Arthur Rochfort | |||||
| 1761 | George Rochfort, Viscount Belfield | Richard Rochfort | ||||
| 1768 | Anthony Malone | |||||
| 1776 | Robert Rochfort | Benjamin Chapman | ||||
| 1783 | Richard Malone | |||||
| 1784 | William Smyth | |||||
| 1798 | Gustavus Home Rochford |