Boyle
Former borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
CountyCounty Roscommon
BoroughBoyle
1614 (1614) (1614 (1614))–1801 (1801)
Replaced byDisfranchised

Boyle was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Boyle was represented with two members.[1]

Members of Parliament, 1614–1801

  • 1613 John Cusack and Robert Meredith [2]
  • 1634–1635 Robert King and Robert Meredyth [2]
  • 1639–1649 Robert King (sat for Roscommon. Replaced by Michael Burnell) and Richard Wingfield [2]
  • 1661–1666 Ellis Goodwin and Owen Lloyd (both died 1665 and were replaced by John Burniston and John Stepney) [2]

1689–1801

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1689 Patriot Parliament John King Terence MacDermott
1692 William Handcock Stephen Ludlow
1695 Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Bt John King[note 1]
1703 Sir Robert King, 1st Bt
1707 Henry King[note 2]
1715 Robert Sandford
1727 Arthur French Richard Wingfield
1743 Sir Robert King, 4th Bt
1749 Edward King[note 3]
1761 Henry King Benjamin Burton
1763 Richard FitzGerald
1776 Viscount Kingsborough
October 1783 Peter Metge[note 4]
1783 Robert Boyd
1790 Laurence Harman Harman[note 5]
1792 Thomas Tenison
1797 Viscount Kingsborough[note 6]
January 1798 Hon. Robert Edward King
1801 Disenfranchised

Notes

  1. ↑ Succeeded as 2nd Baronet in 1707
  2. ↑ Succeeded as 3rd Baronet in 1720
  3. ↑ Succeeded as 5th Baronet in 1755
  4. ↑ Also elected for Ratoath in 1783, for which he chose to sit
  5. ↑ Also elected for County Longford in 1790, for which he chose to sit
  6. ↑ Elected, but never took his seat

References

  1. ↑ O'Hart 2007, p. 503.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 631.

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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