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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1885
Enniskillen was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland (now in Northern Ireland , which remains part of the United Kingdom ), returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.
Boundaries
This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Enniskillen in County Fermanagh .
Members of Parliament
Election
Member
Party
Note
1801, January 1
Hon. Arthur Cole Hamilton
Tory
1801: Co-opted
1802, July 31
Rt Hon. John Beresford
Tory
Also returned by and elected to sit for County Waterford
1802, December 24
William Burroughs
Tory
Appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court in Bengal
1806, March 14
John King
Tory
Resigned
1806, July 3
William Fremantle
Tory
1806, November 20
Nathaniel Sneyd
Tory
Also returned by and elected to sit for Cavan
1807, January 14
Richard Henry Alexander Bennet
Tory
1807, May 14
Charles Pochin
Tory
1812, October 26
Richard Magenis
Tory [ 1]
Resigned
1828, February 11
Hon. Arthur Henry Cole
Tory [ 2]
Re-elected as a Conservative candidate
1834, December
Conservative [ 2]
Resigned
1844, June 18
Hon. Henry Cole
Conservative
Resigned
1851, April 12
James Whiteside
Conservative
Resigned to contest Dublin University
1859, February 21
Hon. John Lowry Cole
Conservative
1868, November 18
Viscount Crichton
Conservative
1880, April 2
Viscount Cole
Conservative
Last MP for the constituency
1885
Constituency abolished
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
Elections in the 1840s
Cole resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds , causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1850s
Cole resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds , causing a by-election.
Whiteside was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland , requiring a by-election.
Whiteside was appointed Attorney-General for Ireland , requiring a by-election.
In order to contest the 1859 by-election in the Dublin University , Whiteside resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Manor of Hempholme , causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1860s
Elections in the 1870s
Crichton was appointed a lord of the Treasury, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1880s
References
^ Farrell, Stephen. "MAGENIS, Richard (c.1763-1831), of Chanter Hill, nr. Enniskillen, co. Fermanagh" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ a b c d e f g Stooks Smith, Henry (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830 . London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 227. Retrieved 15 May 2020 – via Google Books .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922 . Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 216, 279–280. ISBN 0901714127 .
^ a b Farrell, Stephen. "Enniskillen" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons, Volume 50 . 1843. Retrieved 25 August 2019 – via Google Books .