Athenry (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Athenry was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons
to 1800.
of 1689 summoned by King James II
, Athenry was represented with two members.
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...
to 1800.
History
In the Patriot ParliamentPatriot 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...
, Athenry was represented with two members.
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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| 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... |
James Talbot | Charles Daly | ||||
| 1692 | Edward Pearce Edward Pearce (politician) Edward Pearce was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand.He represented the City of Wellington electorate from 1871 to 1877, when he resigned.-References:... |
Richard Whaley | ||||
| 1695 | John Ormsby | |||||
| 1721 | Robert Blakeney | |||||
| 1725 | Arthur Ormsby | |||||
| 1727 | John Blakeney John Blakeney (died 1747) John Blakeney was an Irish Member of Parliament.He was born the son of Robert Blakeney and Sarah née Ormsby Blakeney.... |
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| 1733 | Thomas Bolton | |||||
| 1741 | James Daly James Daly (died 1769) James Daly was an Irish Member of Parliament.In 1741 he was elected to the Irish House of Commons for Athenry, and then in 1768 for the borough of Galway.... |
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| 1747 | Robert Blakeney Robert Blakeney (died 1762) Robert Blakeney was an Irish Member of Parliament.He was born the son of John Blakeney and was the brother of Theophilus, John and William Blakeney.He sat in the Irish House of Commons for Athenry from 1747 to his death... |
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| 1763 | John Blakeney John Blakeney (died 1789) John Blakeney was an Irish soldier.He was son of John Blakeney, grandson of Robert Blakeney, brother of Robert Blakeney, Theophilus Blakeney and William Blakeney, and uncle of John Blakeney and Edward Blakeney.... |
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| 1768 | Theophilus Blakeney Theophilus Blakeney Theophilus Blakeney was an Irish politician.He was born the son of MP John Blakeney and was brother of Robert, John and William Blakeney.... |
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| 1776 | John Blakeney | |||||
| 1781 | William Blakeney | |||||
| 1783 | Theophilus Blakeney Theophilus Blakeney Theophilus Blakeney was an Irish politician.He was born the son of MP John Blakeney and was brother of Robert, John and William Blakeney.... |
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| 1790 | William Blakeney | |||||
| 1800 | William Needham | Michael Burke | ||||
| 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... |
Disfranchised | |||||