| Askeaton | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Limerick |
| Borough | Askeaton |
| 1614–1801 | |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Askeaton was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Askeaton was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1614–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1613 | Roger Rice | Anthony Stoughton[2] | ||||
| 1634 | Maurice Williams | Sir Hardress Waller[2] | ||||
| 1639 | George Crofton | Maurice Williams (resigned and replaced by William Dobbins)[2] | ||||
| 1661 | Sir Anthony Morgan | Richard Southwell[3] | ||||
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | John Bourke | Edward Rice | ||||
| 1692 | John Odell | Robert Taylor | ||||
| 1695 | George Evans | |||||
| 1696 | Chichester Phillips | |||||
| 1703 | Robert Taylor | |||||
| 1713 | Philip Perceval | |||||
| 1715 | John Bury | Edward Denny | ||||
| 1723 | Berkeley Taylor | |||||
| 1727 | Edward Taylor | |||||
| 1737 | William Taylor | |||||
| 1747 | John Minchin-Walcott | |||||
| 1753 | Edmond Malone | |||||
| 1761 | Joseph Hoare[note 1] | James Cotter[note 2] | ||||
| 1768 | John Tunnadine | |||||
| 1776 | Hon. Hugh Massy | |||||
| 1783 | Richard Griffith | |||||
| 1790 | Henry Alexander | |||||
| January 1798 | John Stewart[note 3] | |||||
| 1798 | Sir Vere Hunt, 1st Baronet | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
References
- ↑ O'Hart 2007, p. 503.
- 1 2 3 McGrath, Brid (24 October 1998). "A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641" – via www.tara.tcd.ie.
- ↑ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 624.
Bibliography
- O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7.
- Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
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