Clare (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Clare 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...

, Clare was represented with two members.

Members of Parliament

1583 Sir Turlogh O’Brien, Ennistymon.
1585 Boetius Clancy
Boetius Clancy
Boetius Clancy or MacClancy was a 16th century Irish landowner, MP and High Sheriff.He was born in Co Clare, the son of Hugh Clancy, and was the great-grandson of Murtagh MacClancy of Cnoc-Finn . He was well educated and fluent in Latin and English...

, Knockfinn.
1613 Sir Daniel O’Brien, Kt., Carrigaholt.
1613 Boetius Clancy
Boetius Clancy
Boetius Clancy or MacClancy was a 16th century Irish landowner, MP and High Sheriff.He was born in Co Clare, the son of Hugh Clancy, and was the great-grandson of Murtagh MacClancy of Cnoc-Finn . He was well educated and fluent in Latin and English...

, Knockfinn.
1634 Sir Barnaby O’Brien (Earl of Thomond)
Barnabas O'Brien, 6th Earl of Thomond
Barnabas O'Brien, 6th Earl of Thomond , son of Donogh O'Brien, 4th Earl of Thomond; succeeded his brother, 1639; lord-lieutenant of Clare, 1640–1: his rents seized, 1644; admitted a parliamentary garrison to Bunratty Castle and went to England: joined Charles I; successfully petitioned parliament...

.
1634 Boetius Clancy
Boetius Clancy
Boetius Clancy or MacClancy was a 16th century Irish landowner, MP and High Sheriff.He was born in Co Clare, the son of Hugh Clancy, and was the great-grandson of Murtagh MacClancy of Cnoc-Finn . He was well educated and fluent in Latin and English...
1634 Sir Daniel O’Brien.
1639 Dermot O’Brien of Dromore.
1639 Donogh O’Brien of Dough.
1661 Henry Baron of Ibrickan.
1661 Sir Henry Ingoldsby, Bt., Beggstown Castle, Co. Meath.

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...	David O'Brien David O'Brien (politician) David Roland Joseph O'Brien is an Australian politician representing the National Party of Australia in the Victorian Legislative Council....	John MacNemara
1692	Sir Donough O'Brien, 1st Bt Sir Donough O'Brien, 1st Baronet Sir Donough O'Brien, 1st Baronet was an Irish politician and baronet.He was the son of Connor O'Brien and his wife Mary McMahon. In 1692, O'Brien entered the Irish House of Commons, sitting for Clare until 1714....	Sir Joseph Williamson Joseph Williamson (politician) Sir Joseph Williamson, FRS was an English civil servant, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1665 and 1701 and in the Irish House of Commons between 1692 and 1699....
1695		Sir Henry Ingoldsby, 1st Bt
1703		Lucius O'Brien
1715	Francis Gore	John Ivers
1725	George Purdon	John Ivers
1727	Francis Burton Francis Burton Francis Burton , from Buncraggy, County Clare, was an Irish politician.He was a Member of Parliament for Coleraine from 1721 until 1727 and sat subsequently in the Irish House of Commons for Clare from 1727 until his death in 17434.-Family:He married the sister of Henry Conyngham, 1st Earl Conyngham...	Sir Edward O'Brien, 2nd Bt Sir Edward O'Brien, 2nd Baronet Sir Edward O'Brien, 2nd Baronet was an Irish politician and baronet.He was the son of Lucius O'Brien, son of Sir Donough O'Brien, 1st Baronet, and his wife Catherine Keightly...
1745	Robert Hickman
1757	Murrough O'Brien Murrough O'Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond Murrough O'Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond KP, PC , known from 1777 to 1800 as the 5th Earl of Inchiquin, was an Irish peer, soldier and politician.-Life:Murrough O'Brien was born in 1726 to Hon...
1761	Francis Pierpoint Burton
1765		Charles MacDonnell
1768		Sir Lucius O'Brien, 3rd Bt Sir Lucius O'Brien, 3rd Baronet Sir Lucius Henry O'Brien, 3rd Baronet PC was an Irish baronet and politician for 34 years.-Background:...
1776	Edward FitzGerald	Hugh Dillon Massy Declared not duly elected in 1776
1778		Sir Lucius O'Brien, 3rd Bt Sir Lucius O'Brien, 3rd Baronet Sir Lucius Henry O'Brien, 3rd Baronet PC was an Irish baronet and politician for 34 years.-Background:...
1783		Sir Hugh Massy, 1st Bt
1790	Francis Nathaniel Burton Francis Nathaniel Burton Sir Francis Nathaniel Burton was a British colonial administrator in Lower Canada and Irish politician....	Francis McNamara
1797		Hugh Dillon Massy
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 Clare Clare (UK Parliament constituency) Clare was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1801 to 1885 it returned two Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland....

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