Newtownards (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Pre-1801 Irish constituency
54°35′42″N 5°42′11″W / 54.595°N 5.703°W / 54.595; -5.703
| Newtownards | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Down |
| Borough | Newtownards |
| –1801 (1801) | |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Newtownards was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
1613–1801
The town was incorporated on 1 April 1613 and a privilege of that incorporation was to send two burgesses to serve as members of Parliament.[1] Members of Parliament from 1613 to 1800 inclusive:[2]
Notes
- ↑ Montgomery & Hill 1869, p. 67.
- ↑ "The [following] list has been kindly supplied by T. K. Lowry, Esq., Editor of the Hamilton Manuscripts" (Montgomery & Hill 1869, pp. 67, 68):
- 1613, April — George Conyngham, Esq., Loghriscoll. James Cathcart, Esq., Ballenyane.
- 1634, June — Hugh Montgomery, Master of the Ardes, Newtown (Newtownards).
- 1639, March 2 — Hugh Montgomery, Newtown. John Trevor, Esq., Balleclender.
- 1640, Feb. — George Montgomery, Ballylessan, vice H. Montgomery, sick.
- 1640, March — G. Montgomery.
- 1661, April 18 — William Montgomery, Esq., Rosemount. Charles Campbell, Gent., Donaghadee, Dublin.
- 1692, Sept. 26 — Robert Echlin, Esq., Rush, Dublin. Thomas Knox, Esq., Dungannon, Tyrone.
- 1695, Aug. 19 — Clotworthy Upton, Esq., Castle Upton, Antrim. Charles Campbell, Esq., Dublin.
- 1703, Sept. 21 — George Carpenter, Esq., Longwood, Hants. Charles Campbell, Esq., Dublin.
- 1704, Feb. 23 — Brabazon Ponsonby, Esq., Bessborough, Kilkenny, vice Carpenter absent on the Queen's service in England.
- 1713, Oct. 29 — Brabazon Ponsonby, Esq., Bessborough, Kilkenny. Charles Campbell, Esq., Dublin.
- 1715, Nov. 4 — Richard Tighe, Esq., Dublin. Charles Campbell, Esq. , Dublin.
- 1725, Nov. 9 — Wm. Ponsonby, Bessborough, Kilkenny, vice Campbell, deceased.
- 1727, Nov. 8 — John Denny Vesey (Bart.), Abbyleix, Queen's County. Robert Joeelyn, Esq., Dublin.
- 1739, Oct. 23 — John Ponsonby, Bishops' Court, Kildare, vico Joeelyn, Lord Chancellor.
- 1750, April 26 — Chambre Brabazon Ponsonby, Esq., Ashgrove, Kilkenny, vice Vesey, Lord Knapton.
- 1761, May 2 — Richard Ponsonby, Dublin. Redmond Morres, Esq., Rathgar, Dublin.
- 1768, July 16 — John Ponsonby, Bishops' Court, Kildare. Thomas Le Hunte, Esq., Dublin.
- 1769, Oct. 30 — Sir William Evans Morres, Bart., Kilcreen, Kilkenny.
- 1775, Oct. 10 — Cornelius O'Callaghan (the elder), Esq. Arthur Dawson, Esq.
- 1776, June 18 — John Browne of the Neale, (Bart.) James Summerville, Esq.
- 1783, Oct. 4 — William Brabazon Ponsonby, Esq. Lodge Morres, Esq.
- 1785, Jan. 20 — John Ponsonby. Sir William Evans Ryves Morres, Bart.
- 1788, Feb., 4 — Henry Alexander, Esq., vice Ponsonby, deceased.
- 1790, July, 2 — Richard Annesley, John La Touche, Esq.
- 1796, Mar., 2 — John La Touche. jun., Esq.
- 1798, Jan., 9 — Sir John Blacquiere, K.B. Robert Alexander, Esq.
- 1800, Feb., 3 — Dupre Alexander, vice Robt. Alexander.
- ↑ Bergin 2009.
- ↑ This Clotworthy Upton was the uncle of Clotworthy Upton, 1st Baron Templetown (1721–1785). Upton's estate was inherited by his brother Lieutenant Colonel John Upton (1671-1740); John's youngest son, also Clotworthy Upton, later succeeded to the estate and was created Baron Templetown in 1776.
- ↑ from 1730 Sir John Vesey, 2nd Bt.
- ↑ Also returned for Co. Kilkenny, for which he chose to sit.
- ↑ Also returned for Co. Kilkenny, for which he chose to sit.
- ↑ Also returned for Bandon Bridge, for which he chose to sit.
References
- Bergin, John (2009). "Upton, Arthur". In Kinsella, Eoin; Clavin, Terry; Evers, Liz; Gallagher, Niav; Maume, Patrick; O'Riordan, Turlough (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Royal Irish Academy; Cambridge University Press. doi:10.3318/dib.008767.v1. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- Montgomery, William; Hill, George (1869), The Montgomery manuscripts: (1603–1706) Comp. from family papers by William Montgomery, of Rosemount; and edited with notes, Belfast: Archer, p. 67 (footnote 65)
- 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.
- Upton, William Henry, ed. (1893). UPTON FAMILY RECORDS BEING Genealogical Collections for an Upton Family History (PDF) (Privately printed ed.). London: Mitchell and Hughes. pp. 41–49.
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