Athboy (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Athboy was a constituency in County Meath
County Meath
County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath 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.

History

In the Patriot Parliament
Patriot Parliament
The 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...

 of 1689 summoned by King James II
James II of England
James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...

, Athboy was represented with two members.

1689–1801

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1689 Patriot Parliament
Patriot Parliament
The 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...

John Trinder Robert Longfield
1692 Thomas Bligh
Thomas Bligh (1654–1710)
Thomas Bligh was an Irish politician.He was elected to the Irish House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Athboy, from 1692 to 1693, then for County Meath from 1695 to 1699 and 1703 to 1710....

Peter Westenra
1695 Garret Wesley James Napper
1703 Robert Johnson John Wade
1705 Robert Johnson
1713 John Bligh
1715 Thomas Bligh
1721 Richard Ashe  Also elected for Trim
Trim (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Trim was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-1692–1801:...

 in 1727, for which he chose to sit
1727 Robert Napper
1739 Hon. John Bligh
John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley
John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley , styled The Honourable Robert Bligh between 1721 and 1747, was a British politician.-Background:Bligh was the son of John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley and Theodosia Hyde, Baroness Clifton....

1748 William Napper
1761 William Tighe
1775 Hon. John Crosbie
John Crosbie, 2nd Earl of Glandore
John Crosbie, 2nd Earl of Glandore PC, FRS , styled Viscount Crosbie between 1777 and 1781, was an Irish politician and judge....

  Styled as Viscount Crosbie from 1776
1776 Edward Tighe William Chapman
1783 Hugh Howard
Hugh Howard
Hugh Howard was a portrait-painter and collector of works of art from Dublin.-Biography:Hugh Howard was born in Dublin on the 7 February 1675. He was the eldest son of Dr. Ralph Howard of Shelton, county Wicklow...

Thomas Cherburgh Bligh
1800 Hon. Edward Bligh
Edward Bligh
Edward Bligh , styled The Honourable from birth, was an Irish politician, a noted amateur cricketer and a prominent early member of the Marylebone Cricket Club....

1801
United Kingdom general election, 1801
The United Kingdom general election, 1801 was not an election as such, but the co-option of members to serve in the first Parliament to be held after the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 1 January 1801...

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