Castlebar (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Castlebar was a constituency 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...

from 1614 to 1800. The area is in County Mayo

County Mayo

County Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...

. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.

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...

, Castlebar was represented with two members.

Members of Parliament, 1614–1801

1634–1635 Sir Henry Bingham, 1st Bt
Sir Henry Bingham, 1st Baronet
Sir Henry Bingham, 1st Baronet was an Irish politician and baronet.Born at Milton Abbas, he was the son of Sir George Bingham, nephew of Sir Richard Bingham, and his wife Cicely Martin, daughter of Robert Martin. Bingham served as captain in the Irish Army. He was nominated High Sheriff of County...
1639–1648 Sir Henry Bingham, 1st Bt
Sir Henry Bingham, 1st Baronet
Sir Henry Bingham, 1st Baronet was an Irish politician and baronet.Born at Milton Abbas, he was the son of Sir George Bingham, nephew of Sir Richard Bingham, and his wife Cicely Martin, daughter of Robert Martin. Bingham served as captain in the Irish Army. He was nominated High Sheriff of County...
1661–1666 Sir George Bingham, 2nd Bt
Sir George Bingham, 2nd Baronet
Sir George Bingham, 2nd Baronet was an Irish politician and baronet.He was the only son of Sir Henry Bingham, 1st Baronet and his wife Catherine Byrne, daughter of John Byrne. In 1658, Bingham succeeded his father as baronet. He entered the Irish House of Commons for Castlebar in 1661,...

1689–1801

Election	First member	Second member
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 Bermingham	Thomas Bourke Thomas Bourke Thomas Joseph Deane Bourke was an Irish cricketer.Bourke made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against pre-county club Hampshire in 1843. This was Bourke's only first-class match for the club....
1692	John Bingham	Robert Ormsby Also elected for Galway Borough Galway Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Galway Borough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Galway Borough was represented with two members.-1689–1801:... in 1695, for which he chose to sit
August 1695	William Palmer
1695		Edward Eyre
1703		Gerald Cuffe
1713	Sir George Browne, 4th Bt	Gerald Cuffe
1715	John Bingham	Henry Bingham
1727	John Wynne	Henry Bingham
1744	John Wynne	John Browne John Browne, 1st Earl of Altamont John Browne, 1st Earl of Altamont, , an Irish peer and politician, was a son of Peter Browne and Mary Daly.He was created 1st Earl of Altamont on 4 December 1771.-Paternal ancestors:* John Browne...
1747	Henry Mitchell
May 1761	Joshua Cooper	Sir Charles Bingham, 7th Bt Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan , known as Sir Charles Bingham, 7th Baronet from 1750 until 1776, was an Irish peer and politician.- Background :... Also elected for Mayo Mayo (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Mayo was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.- County Divisions :Baronies in County Mayo:[n 8]Burrishoole... in 1761, for which he chose to sit
1761	Joshua Cooper	Richard Gore Richard Gore Richard Gore was an English merchant adventurer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1604 to 1611.Gore was the son of Gerard Gore, an alderman of the City of London. He was auditor from 1601 to 1603. In 1604, Gore was elected Member of Parliament for City of London and sat until 1611...
1768	John Knox	Edward Kirwan
1775	John William Hamilton	Edward Kirwan
1776	Stephen Popham Stephen Popham Stephen Popham was a British politician and solicitor who is remembered for improving the residential locality of Georgetown in the city of Chennai, India and reforming the civic and police administration.- Early life :...	Thomas Coghlan
1783	James Browne	Thomas Warren
1790	Edward FitzGerald	John Francis Cradock John Cradock, 1st Baron Howden General John Francis Cradock, 1st Baron Howden GCB was a British peer, politician and soldier.-Life:He was son of John Cradock, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin....
January 1798	Thomas Lindsay	Denis Browne Denis Browne (politician) Denis Browne , was an Irish politician.Browne was the second son of two sons and four daughters born to Peter Browne, 2nd Earl of Alamont and Elizabeth Kelly of Lisduffe, County Galway. He was born and raised at the family home of Westport House, County Mayo... Also elected for Mayo Mayo (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Mayo was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.- County Divisions :Baronies in County Mayo:[n 8]Burrishoole... in 1798, for which he chose to sit
1798	Thomas Lindsay	Thomas Lindsay
1800	George Miller	Thomas Lindsay
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...	Disenfranchised

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