Fethard (County Tipperary) (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Encyclopedia
Fethard was a constituency in County Tipperary
represented in the Irish House of Commons
to 1800.
of 1689 summoned by King James II
, Fethard was represented with two members.
County Tipperary
County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...
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...
to 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...
, Fethard was represented with two members.
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
Sir John Everard, 3rd Bt | James Tobin | ||||
| 1692 | Thomas Clere | Richard Sankey | ||||
| 1695 | Matthew Jacob | Thomas Carter | ||||
| 1703 | Epaphroditus Marsh | |||||
| 1713 | Sir Redmond Everard, 4th Bt | Cornelius O'Callaghan | ||||
| 1715 | Epaphroditus Marsh | Guy Moore | ||||
| 1719 | Stephen Moore | |||||
| 1727 | Matthew Jacob | John Clere | ||||
| 1755 | Robert O'Callaghan | |||||
| 1761 | Cornelius O'Callaghan | Stephen Moore | ||||
| 1768 | Cornelius O'Callaghan | John Croker | ||||
| 1776 | David Walsh | |||||
| 1783 | Thomas Barton | |||||
| 1785 | Daniel Gahan | |||||
| 1798 | John Taylor | William Ponsonby | ||||
| 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... |
Disenfranchised | |||||