Thomastown (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Thomastown was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons
until 1800. Following the Act of Union 1800
the borough was disfranchised.
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. 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 disfranchised.
1692–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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| 1692 | William Harrison | John Hayes | ||||
| 1695 | Christopher Hewetson | Arthur Bushe | ||||
| 1703 | John Beauchamp | |||||
| 1713 | Amyas Bushe | |||||
| 1715 | William Flower William Flower, 1st Baron Castle Durrow William Flower, 1st Baron Castle Durrow PC was an Irish peer and politician.He was the only son of Thomas Flower and his wife Mary Temple, daughter of Sir John Temple, Speaker of the Irish House of Commons. Flower was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford and sat as Member of Parliament for... |
John Cuffe | ||||
| 1715 | William Despard | |||||
| 1721 | Richard Bettesworth | |||||
| 1727 | Luke Gardiner Luke Gardiner Luke Gardiner was an Irish property developer and politician.In the Irish House of Commons he represented Tralee from 1725 until 1727 and Thomastown from 1727 until his death in 1755 . He was appointed to the Irish Privy Council on 2 August 1737.In 1711 he married Anne Stewart, daughter of the Hon... |
Nicholas Aylward | ||||
| 1755 | Redmond Morres | |||||
| 1757 | Hon. Joseph Leeson Joseph Leeson, 2nd Earl of Milltown Joseph Leeson, 2nd Earl of Milltown , styled Viscount Russborough between 1763 and 1783, was an Irish peer.Leeson was the son of Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown, by Cecilia, daughter of Francis Leigh, of Rathangan. He was elected to the Irish House of Commons for Thomastown in 1757, a seat he... |
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| 1761 | Alexander McAuley | Thomas Eyre | ||||
| 1767 | Lord Frederick Campbell | |||||
| 1768 | James Agar James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden was an Irish peer and politician.He was the second son of Henry Agar, a former MP for Gowran, and Anne Ellis, and probably born at Gowran Castle... |
Thomas Maunsell | ||||
| 1769 | George Dunbar | |||||
| 1776 | Robert Forde | Edward Bellingham Swan | ||||
| 1783 | George Roth | Patrick Welch | ||||
| 1786 | George Bunbury | |||||
| 1790 | George Burdett George Burdett George Burdett was the second colonial governor of the Upper Plantation of New Hampshire, later to become the Province of New Hampshire, between 1637 and 1640. Born in England, Burdett was a minister of the Church of England serving at Yarmouth... |
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| 1798 | George Dunbar | James Kearney | ||||
| March 1800 | Hon. Charles William Stewart | |||||
| April 1800 | William Gardiner | |||||
| May 1800 | 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.... |
See also
- ThomastownThomastown-Landmarks:Kilfane Glen is a restored historic 1790s garden of romantic era with waterfall, woodland walks and cottage orne. The garden is listed as an Irish Heritage garden and was awarded assistance in 1993 by the European Union Cultural Commission...
, a town in County KilkennyCounty KilkennyCounty Kilkenny is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. The territory of the county was the core part of the ancient Irish Kingdom of Osraige which in turn was the core of the Diocese of... - Irish House of CommonsIrish 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...
- List of Irish constituencies