Kells (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Encyclopedia
Kells was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons
until 1800.
of 1689 summoned by King James II
, Kells was not represented.
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...
, Kells was not represented.
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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| 1689 | Kells was not represented 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... |
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| 1692 | Sir John Dillon | Sir Thomas Taylor, 1st Bt | ||||
| 1695 | Charles Meredyth | |||||
| 1703 | Brinsley Butler | |||||
| 1710 | Henry Meredyth | |||||
| 1713 | Sir Thomas Taylor, 1st Bt | Thomas Taylor Succeeded as 2nd Baronet in 1736 | ||||
| 1737 | James Taylor | |||||
| 1747 | Thomas Taylour Thomas Taylour, 1st Earl of Bective Thomas Taylour, 1st Earl of Bective KP, PC was an Irish peer and politician.-Background:He was the oldest son of Sir Thomas Taylor, 2nd Baronet and his wife Sarah Graham, daughter of John Graham. In 1757, Bective succeeded his father as baronet... Succeeded as 3rd Baronet in 1757 |
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| 1757 | Richard Moore | |||||
| 1761 | Thomas Pepper | |||||
| 1768 | Thomas Moore | |||||
| 1776 | Viscount Headfort Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort KP , styled Viscount Headford from 1766 to 1795, and known as Thomas Taylour, 2nd Earl of Bective from 1795 to 1800, was an Irish peer and politician.... |
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| 1781 | Hon. Hercules Taylour Hercules Taylour Major Hercules Langford Taylour styled The Honourable from 1760, was an Irish soldier and politician.... |
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| 1790 | Hon. Thomas Pakenham Thomas Pakenham (Royal Navy officer) Sir Thomas Pakenham GCB , styled The Honourable from birth to 1820, was a British naval officer and politician.Pakenham, third son of Thomas Pakenham, 1st Baron Longford , was born in 1757. He entered the Royal Navy in 1771 on board the , with Captain John MacBride, with whom he moved to the in 1773... |
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| 1791 | Hon. Robert Taylour | |||||
| 1798 | Stephen Moore | |||||
| 1800 | Thomas Pepper | |||||
| 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 | |||||