Athboy (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Athboy was a constituency in County Meath
represented in the Irish House of Commons
until 1800.
of 1689 summoned by King James II
, Athboy was represented with two members.
County Meath
County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county...
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 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...
, Athboy 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... |
John Trinder | Robert Longfield | ||||
| 1692 | Thomas Bligh Thomas Bligh (1654–1710) Thomas Bligh was an Irish politician.He was elected to the Irish House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Athboy, from 1692 to 1693, then for County Meath from 1695 to 1699 and 1703 to 1710.... |
Peter Westenra | ||||
| 1695 | Garret Wesley | James Napper | ||||
| 1703 | Robert Johnson | John Wade | ||||
| 1705 | Robert Johnson | |||||
| 1713 | John Bligh | |||||
| 1715 | Thomas Bligh | |||||
| 1721 | Richard Ashe Also elected for Trim Trim (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Trim was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-1692–1801:... in 1727, for which he chose to sit |
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| 1727 | Robert Napper | |||||
| 1739 | Hon. John Bligh John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley , styled The Honourable Robert Bligh between 1721 and 1747, was a British politician.-Background:Bligh was the son of John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley and Theodosia Hyde, Baroness Clifton.... |
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| 1748 | William Napper | |||||
| 1761 | William Tighe | |||||
| 1775 | Hon. John 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.... Styled as Viscount Crosbie from 1776 |
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| 1776 | Edward Tighe | William Chapman | ||||
| 1783 | Hugh Howard Hugh Howard Hugh Howard was a portrait-painter and collector of works of art from Dublin.-Biography:Hugh Howard was born in Dublin on the 7 February 1675. He was the eldest son of Dr. Ralph Howard of Shelton, county Wicklow... |
Thomas Cherburgh Bligh | ||||
| 1800 | Hon. Edward Bligh Edward Bligh Edward Bligh , styled The Honourable from birth, was an Irish politician, a noted amateur cricketer and a prominent early member of the Marylebone Cricket Club.... |
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| 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... |
Disfranchised | |||||