Kerry (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Encyclopedia
Kerry was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons
to 1800. Following the Act of Union 1800
the county retained two seats.
of 1689 summoned by King James II
, Kerry 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 county retained two seats.
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...
, Kerry 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... |
Nicholas Brown | Sir Thomas Crosby | ||||
| 1692 | Edward Denny | Hon. Thomas FitzMaurice | ||||
| 1697 | William Sandes | |||||
| 1703 | Edward Denny | John Blennerhassett | ||||
| 1709 | John Blennerhassett | |||||
| 1713 | Sir Maurice Crosbie Maurice Crosbie, 1st Baron Brandon Sir Maurice Crosbie, was a British Member of Parliament for County Kerry in Ireland. He held the office from 1713 until 1758.He was educated at Trinity College in Dublin. He was knighted in approximately 1711, and was created 1st Baron Brandon in 1758.He died c1762 and is buried in... |
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| 1715 | John Blennerhassett | |||||
| 1727 | Arthur Denny | |||||
| 1743 | Hon. John FitzMaurice John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne PC , known as John FitzMaurice until 1751 and as The Viscount FitzMaurice between 1751 and 1753, was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician... |
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| 1751 | John Blennerhassett | |||||
| 1759 | Lancelot Crosbie | |||||
| 1761 | Viscount FitzMaurice | John Blennerhassett | ||||
| 1762 | John Blennerhassett | |||||
| 1763 | Thomas FitzMaurice | |||||
| 1768 | Barry Denny | |||||
| 1775 | Arthur Blennerhassett | |||||
| 1776 | Rowland Bateman | |||||
| 1783 | Sir Barry Denny, 1st Bt | Richard Townsend Herbert | ||||
| 1790 | John Blennerhassett | |||||
| May 1794 | John Gustavus Crosbie | |||||
| July 1794 | Sir Barry Denny, 2nd Bt | |||||
| 1795 | Maurice FitzGerald Maurice FitzGerald, 18th Knight of Kerry Maurice FitzGerald, 18th Knight of Kerry was an hereditary knight and an Irish Whig politician.FitzGerald represented Kerry in the Irish House of Commons from 1795 until the Act of Union in 1801. He sat also for Tralee in 1800.... |
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| 1798 | James Crosbie | |||||
| 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... |
Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Kerry Kerry (UK Parliament constituency) A former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament. In 1885, it was split into four constituencies. From the time of Irish independence, the area was no longer represented in the UK Parliament, as it was no longer part of the United Kingdom.-Boundaries:This... |
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