Tralee (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Tralee was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons
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of Tralee in County Kerry
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Following the Act of Union 1800
the borough retained one parliamentary seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons.
from 1613 to 1800.
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...
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Boundaries and Boundary Changes
This constituency was the boroughParliamentary borough
Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...
of Tralee in County Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
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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 retained one parliamentary seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons.
Members of Parliament
It returned two members to the Parliament of IrelandParliament of Ireland
The Parliament of Ireland was a legislature that existed in Dublin from 1297 until 1800. In its early mediaeval period during the Lordship of Ireland it consisted of either two or three chambers: the House of Commons, elected by a very restricted suffrage, the House of Lords in which the lords...
from 1613 to 1800.
- 1613 and 1635-39: Robert Blennerhassett
- c.1680: Luke GardinerLuke GardinerLuke 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...
- 1661: John Blennerhassett
- 1674: Cpt Robert Blennerhassett
- 1689: Maurice Hussey and James HackettJames HackettJames Hackett may refer to:* James Keteltas Hackett , American actor* James Hackett , , American master shipbuilder* James William Hackett , American haiku poet* Jim Hackett , American baseball player...
(Members of the Patriot ParliamentPatriot 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...
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1692–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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| 1692 | John Blennerhassett | James Waller | ||||
| 1695 | John St Leger | Frederick William Mullins | ||||
| 1696 | Barry Denny | |||||
| 1703 | Samuel Morris | Arthur Hyde | ||||
| 1713 | John Blennerhassett | |||||
| 1715 | Robert Taylor | |||||
| 1723 | Conway Blennerhassett | |||||
| 1723 | William Sprigge | |||||
| 1725 | 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... |
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| 1727 | John Blennerhassett | Arthur Blennerhassett Arthur Blennerhassett (1687–1758) Arthur Blennerhassett was an Irish lawyer.He was elected to the Irish House of Commons as Member for Tralee in 1727. He also served as Prime Serjeant and was later raised to the bench.He was son of Robert Blennerhassett.... |
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| 1743 | Arthur Blennerhassett | |||||
| 1761 | Rowland Bateman | Edward Herbert | ||||
| 1768 | Edward Denny | |||||
| 1771 | Richard Underwood | |||||
| 1775 | Boyle Roche | |||||
| 1776 | John Crosbie, Viscount Crosbie John Crosbie, 2nd Earl of Glandore John Crosbie, 2nd Earl of Glandore PC, FRS , styled Viscount Crosbie between 1777 and 1781, was an Irish politician and judge.... |
John Toler John Toler, 1st Earl of Norbury John Toler, 1st Earl of Norbury PC, KC , known as The Lord Norbury between 1800 and 1827, was an Irish lawyer, politician and judge. A greatly controversial figure in his time, he was Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas between 1800 and 1827... |
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| 1777 | Thomas Lloyd | |||||
| 1783 | William Godfrey | James Carique-Ponsonby | ||||
| 1790 | Crosbie Morgell | Sir Boyle Roche, 1st Bt | ||||
| 1795 | William Fletcher | |||||
| January 1798 | 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.... |
James Crosbie | ||||
| 1798 | Arthur Moore | Henry Kemmis |