Kilkenny City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Kilkenny City was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons
until 1800.
of 1689 summoned by King James II
, Kilkenny City 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...
, Kilkenny City 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... |
John Rooth | James Bryan | ||||
| 1692 | Josiah Haydock | Robert Smith | ||||
| 1695 | Ebenezer Warren | Standish Hartstonge Standish Hartstonge Sir Standish Hartstonge , 1st Baronet was an English lawyer who had a distinguished career as a judge in Ireland , but was twice removed from office.- Background and early career :... |
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| 1703 | Sir Thomas Smyth, 2nd Bt Sir Thomas Smyth, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Smyth, 2nd Baronet was an Irish politician. He inherited the baronetcy in 1697. He was a Member of the Irish Parliament for Kilkenny City from 1703 to 1713 and for Duleek from 1713 to 1715.-References:... |
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| 1705 | Viscount Tunbridge | |||||
| 1711 | Sir Redmond Everard, 4th Bt | |||||
| 1713 | Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Bt Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Baronet was an Irish politician and judge.Leving was a Member of Parliament of the English House of Commons for Chester from 1690 to 1695. In 1692 he also became a member of the Irish House of Commons for Blessington, a seat he held until 1695. During this time he served... |
Darby Egan Declared not duly elected in 1715 | ||||
| November 1715 | Ebenezer Warren | |||||
| 1715 | Maurice Cuffe | |||||
| 1721 | Edward Warren | |||||
| 1727 | William Gore | John Blunden John Blunden (politician) John Blunden was an Irish politician.He was named after his father and entered the Irish House of Commons in 1727, sitting for Kilkenny City until his death in 1752. Blunden married Martha Cuffe, only surviving daughter of Agmondesham Cuffe and sister of John Cuffe, 1st Baron Desart and had by her... |
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| 1748 | Ralph Gore | |||||
| 1752 | William Evans Morres Created a baronet in 1758 | |||||
| 1761 | John Blunden Sir John Blunden, 1st Baronet Sir John Blunden, 1st Baronet was an Irish baronet and politician.He was the only son of John Blunden and his wife Martha Cuffe, daughter of Agmondesham Cuffe. In 1739, Blunden was called to the bar at the Middle Temple and worked then as barrister... Created a baronet in 1766 |
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| 1768 | Haydocke Evans Morres Succeeded ad 2nd Baronet in 1774 | |||||
| 1776 | Ralph Gore | |||||
| 1777 | Eland Mossom | |||||
| May 1778 | Charles Agar Declared not duly elected in 1778 | |||||
| July 1778 | Gervase Parker Bushe | |||||
| 1783 | William Cuffe | John Butler John Butler, 17th Earl of Ormonde John Butler, 17th Earl of Ormonde and 10th Earl of Ossory was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament . He represented Gowran between 1776 and 1783, and Kilkenny City between 1783 and 1792... |
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| 1792 | Hon. John Wandesford Butler | |||||
| 1793 | James Wemys | |||||
| March 1796 | Hon. James Wandesford Butler James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde James Wandesford Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde KP was an Irish nobleman and politician. He was the second son of John Butler, 17th Earl of Ormonde and Frances Susan Elizabeth Wandesford.... |
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| 1796 | Bryan Kavanagh | |||||
| 1798 | Thomas Kavanagh | |||||
| 1799 | William Talbot | |||||
| 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 Kilkenny City Kilkenny City (UK Parliament constituency) Kilkenny City was an Irish Borough constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament... |
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