Gorey (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Appearance
Gorey | |
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Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
County | County Wexford |
Borough | Gorey |
1620 | –1801|
Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Gorey (also known as Newborough) was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Gorey was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1620–1801
- 1634–1635: Sir Adam Loftus and Roger Lorte[2]
- 1639–1649: Sir Adam Loftus and William Plunkett[2]
- 1661–1666: Sir Walter Plunkett and John Kichiugman[2]
1689–1801
Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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1689 Patriot Parliament | Abraham Strange | Richard Daly | ||||
1692 | John Itchingham Chichester | Abel Ram | ||||
1713 | Sir John Stanley, 1st Bt | George Ram | ||||
1715 | Abel Ram | |||||
1727 | Abel Ram | |||||
1741 | Humphreys Ram | |||||
1761 | Stephen Trotter | |||||
1764 | Stephen Ram | |||||
1776 | Humphreys Ram | |||||
1781 | William Ogilvie | |||||
1783 | Richard Vowell | |||||
1790 | Charles Stanley Monck | John Toler | ||||
1798 | William Domville Stanley Monck | |||||
1799 | Joseph Mason Ormsby | |||||
1801 | Disenfranchised |
Notes
References
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 504.
- ^ a b c Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 639.
Bibliography
- O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7.
- Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.