Athy (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Athy was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons
to 1800. Following the Act of Union 1800
the borough was disenfranchised.
of 1689 summoned by King James II
, Athy 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. Following 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...
the borough was disenfranchised.
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...
, Athy 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... |
William FitzGerald | William Archbold | ||||
| 1692 | Raphael Hunt | Richard Locke Richard Locke Richard Locke is a critic and essayist.He received a B.A. from Columbia College, a B.A. from Clare College, Cambridge University, and did graduate work at Harvard University... |
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| 1695 | Maurice Keating | |||||
| 1703 | Richard Meredyth | |||||
| 1713 | John Lyons | |||||
| 1715 | Richard Allen | |||||
| 1727 | Sir Walter Borrowes, 4th Bt | Marcus Anthony Morgan | ||||
| 1741 | Lord Offaly James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster Lieutenant-General James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, etc. PC , styled Lord Offaly until 1744 and known as The Earl of Kildare between 1744 and 1761 and as The Marquess of Kildare between 1761 and 1766, was an Irish nobleman, soldier and politician.-Background:Leinster was the son of Robert... |
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| 1744 | Walter Weldon | |||||
| 1753 | Robert Sandford | |||||
| May 1761 | Henry Sandford Also elected for Kildare Borough Kildare Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Kildare Borough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Kildare Borough was represented with two members.-1689–1801:... in 1761, for which he chose to sit |
James McManus | ||||
| 1761 | Robert Sandford | |||||
| December 1761 | Richard Stearne Tighe | |||||
| 1762 | William Smith | |||||
| 1768 | John St Leger John St Leger Sir John St Leger , of Annery in Devon, was an English Member of Parliament.He was the grandson of John St Leger and Katherine Neville... |
William Burgh William de Burgh (MP) William de Burgh was a prominent Anglo-Irish politician, theological writer and active campaigner for the abolition of slavery. He was a Member of Parliament for Athy from 1769 to 1776, and supported the campaigns of William Wilberforce against slavery.-Descent:William Burgh, or de Burgh, was born... |
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| 1769 | Walter Hussey-Burgh | |||||
| 1776 | Thomas Burgh | Thomas Burgh | ||||
| 1783 | Lord Edward FitzGerald Lord Edward FitzGerald Lord Edward FitzGerald was an Irish aristocrat and revolutionary. He was the fifth son of the 1st Duke of Leinster and the Duchess of Leinster , he was born at Carton House, near Dublin, and died of wounds received in resisting arrest on charge of treason.-Early years:FitzGerald spent most of his... |
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| 1790 | Lord Henry FitzGerald Lord Henry FitzGerald Lord Henry FitzGerald PC was the fourth son of the 1st Duke of Leinster and the Duchess of Leinster . A younger brother was the revolutionary Lord Edward FitzGerald.-Life:... Also elected for Dublin City Dublin City (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Dublin City was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Dublin City was represented with two members. In the 1760s the radical politician Charles Lucas used the seat as his political base.-1689–1801:... in 1790, for which he chose to sit |
Arthur Ormsby | ||||
| 1791 | Frederick John Falkiner | |||||
| 1798 | William Hare William Hare, 1st Earl of Listowel William Hare, 1st Earl of Listowel , known as Lord Ennismore from 1800 to 1816 and as the Viscount Ennismore and Listowel from 1816 to 1822, was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament.... |
Richard Hare | ||||
| 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 | |||||