County Wexford (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Pre-1801 Irish constituency
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County Wexford was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801.
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- 1376:[1] Richard Whittey and William de St John 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.
- 1378: John Whittey (did not appear because he was an outlaw)[2]
- 1560: William Hore of Harperstown and Richard Synnott of Ballybrennane[3]
- 1613–1615: James Furlonge (died and replaced by Walter Synnott) and Thomas Wadding[4]
- 1634–1645: William Esmond of Johnstown[5] and Marcus Cheevers[3]
- 1639–1649: Sir Arthur Loftus and Nicholas Loftus[3]
- 1661–1666: Thomas Scott (expelled and replaced 1665 by Richard Kenney of Edermys) and John Warren[3]
1689–1801
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References
Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 637.
A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies. p. 603.
from 1762 Arthur Gore, Viscount Sudley
from 1794 John Loftus, Viscount Loftus
- Clarke, Maude V. (1932–34). "William of Windsor in Ireland, 1369-1376". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature. 41: 55–130. JSTOR 25515963.