Jamestown (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Jamestown was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons
until 1800.
of 1689 summoned by King James II
, Jamestown 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...
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...
, Jamestown 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... |
Alexander MacDonnell | William Shanley | ||||
| 1692 | John Mahon | Robert Smith | ||||
| 1695 | Edmond Reynell | |||||
| 1703 | John King | |||||
| 1709 | Gilbert King | |||||
| 1715 | Hon. Algernon Coote Algernon Coote, 6th Earl of Mountrath Algernon Coote, 6th Earl of Mountrath PC , styled The Honourable Algernon Coote until 1720, was an Irish peer who sat as a Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland as well as in the Parliament of Great Britain.Coote was the third son of the 3rd Earl of Mountrath... |
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| 1721 | Richard Geering | John King | ||||
| 1727 | Robert French Robert French (politician) Robert French was a County Galway landlord and Member of Parliament, .French's family were one of The Tribes of Galway. His ancestor, Patrick Béag French was one of the two Galwaymen who successfully petitioned James II for a town charter, awarded in 1610... |
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| 1737 | Gilbert King | |||||
| 1745 | Richard Liddell | |||||
| 1747 | John Gore John Gore, 1st Baron Annaly John Gore, 1st Baron Annaly PC was an Irish politician and peer.He was the son of George Gore, in turn son of Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet, and his wife Bridget Sankey, younger daughter of John Sankey. Gore was called to the Bar by King's Inns and worked as barrister-at-law... |
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| 1761 | Roger Palmer | Edward Loftus | ||||
| 1768 | James Browne | John FitzGibbon | ||||
| 1776 | Viscount Westport John Browne, 1st Marquess of Sligo John Denis Browne, 1st Marquess of Sligo KP PC was an Irish peer and politician, styled Viscount Westport from 1771 to 1780 and known as John Browne, 3rd Earl of Altamont from 1780 to 1800... |
Richard Martin | ||||
| 1781 | John Hall | |||||
| 1783 | Sir Francis Hutchinson | Henry Bruen Henry Bruen (1741–1795) Henry Bruen was an Irish politician. In the pre-Act of Union Parliament of Ireland, he was Member of Parliament for Jamestown from 1783 to 1790, and then for Carlow County from 1790 until his death in 1795.- Family :... |
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| 1790 | Arthur Wolfe Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden KC was an Irish peer, politician and judge.Wolfe was born at , near Naas, being the fifth son of John Wolfe and his wife Mary Philpot. Wolfe was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and was called to the Irish Bar in 1766... |
Henry Wood | ||||
| 1796 | Robert Edward King Robert King, 1st Viscount Lorton General Robert Edward King, 1st Viscount Lorton , styled The Honourable from 1797 to 1800, was an Irish peer and politician.... Styled as The Honourable from 1797 |
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| 1798 | Gilbert King | John King | ||||
| 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 | |||||