Drogheda (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Drogheda was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons
to 1801.
of 1689 summoned by King James II
, Drogheda was represented with two members.
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...
to 1801.
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...
, Drogheda was represented with two members.
Members of Parliament, 1264–1801
- 1661: Moyses Hill
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... |
Henry Dowdall | Christopher Peppard FitzGeorge | ||||
| 1692 | Viscount Moore | Edward Singleton | ||||
| 1710 | John Graham | |||||
| 1713 | Henry Singleton Henry Singleton (judge) Henry Singleton was an Irish judge, remembered now mainly for his friendship with Jonathan Swift.He was born in Drogheda, son of John Singleton, Member of Parliament for the town. He went to school in Drogheda, graduated from the University of Dublin and was called to the Bar in 1707... |
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| August 1717 | John Leigh Expelled in 1717 | |||||
| 1717 | Edward Singleton | |||||
| 1727 | William Graham | |||||
| 1741 | Francis Leigh | |||||
| 1749 | John Graham | |||||
| 1768 | William Meade Changed surname to Meade-Ogle in 1772 | |||||
| 1776 | Sydenham Singleton | |||||
| 1783 | Henry Meade-Ogle | John Forbes | ||||
| 1790 | William Meade-Ogle | |||||
| 1796 | John Ball | |||||
| 1798 | Edward Hardman | |||||
| 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 Drogheda Drogheda (UK Parliament constituency) Drogheda was a parliamentary borough constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom... |
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