Armagh (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Armagh County 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...

, Armagh County was represented with two members.

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...	Arthur Brownlow	Walter Hovendon
1692		William Richardson William Richardson (1656–1727) William Richardson was an Irish politician. He was the MP for Armagh in 1692 and Hillsborough in 1703. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Reynell, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland, in 1695.-References:...
1695		Sir Nicholas Acheson, 4th Bt
1703		Sir Hans Hamilton, 2nd Bt
1711	William Brownlow	Sir Hans Hamilton, 2nd Bt
1713		Robert Cope
1715		William Richardson William Richardson (1656–1727) William Richardson was an Irish politician. He was the MP for Armagh in 1692 and Hillsborough in 1703. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Reynell, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland, in 1695.-References:...
1727		Robert Cope
1739	William Richardson William Richardson (1710–1758) William Richardson was an Irish landowner from Richhill, County Armagh.He was High Sheriff of Armagh in 1737 and represented the county in the Irish House of Commons from 1739 to his death....	Robert Cope
1753		William Brownlow
1758	Francis Caulfeild
1761	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:...
1776	Thomas Dawson
1783	William Richardson William Richardson (1749–1822) William Richardson was an Irish landowner from Richhill, County Armagh.He sat in the Irish House of Commons for County Armagh, between 1783 and 1797...
1795		William Brownlow
1798	Hon. Archibald Acheson Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford GCB , styled The Honourable Archibald Acheson from 1790 to 1806 and Lord Acheson from 1806 to 1807, was a British politician who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada and Governor General of British North America in the 19th century.-Background:Born at...	Viscount Caulfeild Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont Francis William Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont KP, PC , styled Viscount Caulfeild until 1799, was an Irish peer and politician.In 1798 Caulfeild stood for Charlemont and Armagh County...
1799		Robert Camden Cope
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 Armagh County

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