County Kilkenny (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Pre-1801 Irish constituency
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County Kilkenny was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
| County Kilkenny | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Kilkenny |
| –1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | County Kilkenny (UKHC) |
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, County Kilkenny was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament
- 1376:[2] Alexander de Balscot, Bishop of Ossory (replaced by Walter, son of William Coterelle of Kenlys) and Godfrey Forstall were elected to come to England to consult with the king and council about the government of Ireland and about an aid for the king.
- 1531 Rowland Fitzgerald, 2nd Baron of Burnchurch[3] citing,[4][5] citing [6]
- 1559 Nicholas White and Walter Gall[7]
- 1585 Gerard Blancheville and Robert Rothe[7]
- 1613–1615 Lucas Shee and Robert Grace, Baron of Courtown[7]
- 1634–1635 Robert Grace, Baron of Courtown and Edmund Butler of Polestown[7]
- 1639–1649 Pierce Butler (expelled) and Walter Walsh[7]
- 1661–1666 Sir John Ponsonby and Colonel Daniel Redman[8]
1689–1801
| Election | First MP | Second MP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 | John Grace | Robert Walsh | ||||
| 1692 | Richard Coote | William Ponsonby | ||||
| 1695 | Agmondisham Cuffe | |||||
| 1703 | Sir Henry Wemys | |||||
| 1715 | William Flower | |||||
| 1721 | Patrick Wemyss | |||||
| 1727 | Hon. William Ponsonby[note 1] | |||||
| 1747 | Patrick Wemys | |||||
| 1759 | Henry Flood | Patriot | ||||
| 1761 | Hon. John Ponsonby | Patriot | James Agar | |||
| 1776 | Hon. Edmund Butler | |||||
| 1779 | Joseph Deane | |||||
| 1783 | William Brabazon Ponsonby | Patriot (to 1789) Irish Whig (from 1789) |
Hon. Henry Welbore Agar | Patriot/Irish Whig[9] | ||
| 1790 | Walter Butler[note 2] | |||||
| February 1796 | Hon. John Wandesford Butler | |||||
| 1797 | Hon. James Wandesford Butler | Irish Whig | ||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency County Kilkenny | |||||