Baltimore was a
potwalloperA potwalloper is an archaic term referring to a borough constituency returning members to the House of Commons of England before 1707, the House of Commons of Great Britain and the Irish House of Commons before 1801, and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom until 1832, when the Reform Act...
constituency represented in the
Irish House of CommonsThe 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...
from 1614 to 1801.
Boundaries and Boundary Changes
This constituency was based in the town of
BaltimoreBaltimore is located in western County Cork, Ireland. Baltimore is the principal village of the parish of Rath and the Islands, the southernmost parish in Ireland...
in
County CorkCounty Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
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Potwalloper
A
potwalloper (sometimes
potwalloner or
potwaller) is an archaic term referring to a borough constituency returning members to the
BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
House of CommonsThe House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
before 1832 and the
Reform ActThe Representation of the People Act 1832 was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales...
created a uniform
suffrageSuffrage, political franchise, or simply the franchise, distinct from mere voting rights, is the civil right to vote gained through the democratic process...
. (Several potwalloper constituencies were also represented in the
Irish House of CommonsThe 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...
, prior to its abolition in 1801). A potwalloper borough was one in which a householder had the right to vote if he had, in his house, a
hearthIn common historic and modern usage, a hearth is a brick- or stone-lined fireplace or oven often used for cooking and/or heating. For centuries, the hearth was considered an integral part of a home, often its central or most important feature...
large enough to boil, or
wallop, a cauldron, or
pot.
History
In the
Patriot ParliamentThe 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 IIJames 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...
, Baltimore was represented with two members.
Members of Parliament, 1613–1801
Baltimore, Incorporated 25 March 1613.
- 1613–1615
- 1613 Sir Thomas Crooke
- 1613 Henry Pierce
- 1634–1635
- Lott Peere
- 1635 Edward Skipwith,
- 1635 James Travers
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- 1639–1641
- 1639 Bryan Jones
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- 1639 Henry Knyveton
- 1661–1666
- 1661 Sir Nicholas Purdon
- 1661 Richard Townsend
1689–1801
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Daniel O'Donovan Donal IV, or Daniel O'Donovan , The O'Donovan, of Clancahill , was the son of Donal III O'Donovan, The O'Donovan of Clancahill, and Gyles O'Shaughnessy, daughter of Elis Lynch and Sir Roger Gilla Duff O'Shaughnessy, The O'Shaughnessy.-Career:Father's estatesAccused of High TreasonPatriot...
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Jeremiah O'Donovan |
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Thomas Beecher Colonel Thomas Becher JP was an Irish politician and soldier. The family's surname varies in its spelling, caused by its pronouncation.-Background:...
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Edward Richardson |
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Percy Freke |
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Edward Riggs |
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Francis Langston |
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Richard Barry |
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Michael Beecher Michael Beecher was an Irish politician.Born at Aughadown in County Cork, he was the son of Colonel Thomas Beecher and his wife Elizabeth Turner, daughter of Henry Turner. Beecher was educated at the University of Dublin and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1695...
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William Southwell -Background:He was the third son of Richard Southwell of Castle Mattress, Co. Limerick, and his wife Lady Elizabeth O'Brien, daughter of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin. His older brothers were Thomas Southwell, 1st Baron Southwell and Richard Southwell...
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Sir Percy Freke, 2nd Bt |
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| 1727 |
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Richard Tonson |
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Sir John Freke, 3rd Bt [ Also elected for Cork City]Cork City was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.-Boundaries and boundary changes:...
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William Clements |
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Sir John Evans-Freke, 1st Bt |
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Jocelyn Deane Jocelyn Deane JP was an Irish politician.He was the third son of Sir Robert Deane, 5th Baronet and his wife Charleton Tilson, second daughter of Thomas Tilson. Deane was a Justice of the Peace and represented Baltimore in the Irish House of Commons from 1771 to until his death in 1780...
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William Evans |
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James Chatterton |
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Viscount Sudley Arthur Saunders Gore, 3rd Earl of Arran , known as Viscount Sudley from 1773 to 1809, was an Irish peer and Tory Member of Parliament....
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Richard Longfield |
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Sir John Evans-Freke, 2nd Bt |
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Richard Grace Colonel Richard Grace was an Irish Royalist soldier who fought for Charles I, Charles II and James II.-Biography:Grace the younger son of Robert Grace, Baron of Courtstown, was born the early part of the 17th century, of a Kilkenny family that may have been descended from Odo, Count of Champagne...
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George Evans-Freke |
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1801The 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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