Killyleagh (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Killyleagh 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...

 until 1800.

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...

, Killyleagh was represented with two members.

1689–1801

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
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...

Bernard Magennis Tool O'Neile
1692 Sir Patrick Dun  James Sloane
1695 Hans Hamilton
1703 Hans Stevenson John Haltridge
1713 James Stevenson
1715 Robert Ross
1725 James Stevenson
1727 James Stevenson
1739 Alexander Hamilton
1761 Bernard Ward
Bernard Ward, 1st Viscount Bangor
Bernard Ward, 1st Viscount Bangor was an Irish politician and peer.-Background:He was the only surviving son of Michael Ward and his wife Anne Catharina Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton.-Career:...

  Also elected for Down
Down (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Down was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Down was represented with two members.-1689–1801:...

 in 1761, for which he chose to sit
John Congreve
1761 John Blackwood
Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Baronet was an Irish politician and baronet.He was the eldest son of Sir Robert Blackwood, 1st Baronet. Blackwood entered the Irish House of Commons for Killyleagh in 1761 and sat for it until 1768. He was then returned for Bangor until 1776...

1768 Viscount Ikerrin
Henry Butler, 2nd Earl of Carrick
Henry Thomas Butler, 2nd Earl of Carrick , styled The Honourable from birth to 1748 and then as Viscount Ikerrin between 1748 and 1774 , was an Irish peer and politician....

Sir Archibald Acheson, 6th Bt
Archibald Acheson, 1st Viscount Gosford
Achibald Acheson 1st Viscount Gosford PC , known as Sir Achibald Acheson, 6th Bt from 1748 to 1776, was an Irish peer and politician.-Life:...

  Also elected for Armagh County in 1768, for which he chose to sit
1769 Arthur Johnston
1774 Hon. Pierce Butler
1776 Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Bt
Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Baronet was an Irish politician and baronet.He was the eldest son of Sir Robert Blackwood, 1st Baronet. Blackwood entered the Irish House of Commons for Killyleagh in 1761 and sat for it until 1768. He was then returned for Bangor until 1776...

Robert Blackwood
1788 James Stevenson Blackwood  Succeeded as 3rd Baronet in 1799
1790 Hon. Robert Ward
Robert Ward (1754–1831)
Robert Ward PC , styled The Honourable from 1770, was an Irish politician.-Background:He was the fourth son of Bernard Ward, 1st Viscount Bangor and his wife Lady Ann Bligh, daughter of John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley and his wife Theodosia Bligh, 10th Baroness Clifton. His older brothers were...

1798 Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Bt
Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Baronet was an Irish politician and baronet.He was the eldest son of Sir Robert Blackwood, 1st Baronet. Blackwood entered the Irish House of Commons for Killyleagh in 1761 and sat for it until 1768. He was then returned for Bangor until 1776...

1799 Hans Blackwood
1800 Daniel Mussenden
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...

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