Thomastown (Parliament of Ireland constituency) explained
Thomastown |
Type: | borough |
Borough: | Thomastown |
County: | County Kilkenny |
Region: | Ireland |
Parliament: | ihc |
Abolished: | 1801 |
Seats: | 2 |
Next: | Disfranchised |
Thomastown was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough was disenfranchised.
Members of Parliament
- 1560 Francis Cosby and Henry Colley[1]
- 1585 Walter Sherlock and Robert Porter[1]
- 1613–1615 Robert Porter and Nicolas Robucke[1]
- 1634–1635 Patrick Sherlock and Jacob Walsh[1]
- 1639–1649 Seafoule Gibson[1] and Michael Wandesford[2]
- 1661–1666 Robert Shapcote (sat for Wicklow and replaced 1661 by John Brett) and Thomas Burrell[3]
1689–1801
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1801 | | Constituency disenfranchised | |
See also
References
- Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002),
- T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534–1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
Notes and References
- A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640–1641 . 1998 . Trinity College Dublin (TARA) . 2262/77206 . 17 October 2020 . thesis . McGrath . Brid .
- Web site: Parliamentary Memoirs of Fermanagh and Tyrone, from 1613 to 1885. 1887. Alex. Thom & Co.
- Book: Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. 621.