County Carlow (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Pre-1801 Irish constituency
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County Carlow was a county constituency representing County Carlow in the Irish House of Commons, the lower house in the Parliament of Ireland of the Kingdom of Ireland. The parliamentary boroughs of Armagh and Old Leighlin were separately represented.[1]
| County Carlow | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Carlow |
| –1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | County Carlow (UKHC) |
Under the Acts of Union 1800, the county was represented from 1 January 1801 by the Westminster constituency of County Carlow with two MPs in the United Kingdom House of Commons. Old Leighlin lost its separate representation.
Members of Parliament
- 1375: Godfrey de Valle and Philip de Valle[2]
- 1420: Thomas Burton and Stephen Casse[3]
- 1559: William FitzWilliam and Sir Edmund Butler[4]
- 1585: Sir Henry Wallop and Geoffrey Fenton[4]
- 1613–1615: Sir Morgan Cavanagh and George Bagenal of Dunleckny[4]
- 1634–1635: Sir Thomas Butler, Bt and James Butler of Tinnehinch[4]
- 1639–1649: Sir Thomas Butler, Bt (died 1642) and Oliver Eustace[4]
- 1659: Sir Thomas Harman[citation needed]
- 1661–1666: Sir John Temple and Sir William Temple[5]
1689–1801
| Election | First MP | Second MP |
|---|---|---|
| 1689[6] | Dudley Bagenal | Henry Luttrell |
| 1692 | Sir Thomas Butler, 3rd Bt | John Tench |
| 1695 | John Allen | |
| 1703 | Pierce Butler[a] | |
| 1704 | Thomas Burdett | |
| 1713 | Jeffrey Paul | |
| 1715 | Francis Harrison | Thomas Burdett[b] |
| 1725 | Jeffrey Paul | |
| 1727 | Robert Burton | |
| 1730 | Richard Butler[c] | |
| 1761 | Benjamin Burton | Thomas Butler |
| 1767 | John Hyde | |
| 1768 | Beauchamp Bagenal | William Henry Burton |
| 1776 | William Bunbury | |
| 1778 | Beauchamp Bagenal | |
| 1783 | Sir Richard Butler, 7th Bt | |
| 1790 | Henry Bruen | |
| 1796 | Sir Richard Butler, 7th Bt | |
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency County Carlow | |
- Notes