Bandonbridge (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Bandonbridge
Former borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
CountyCounty Cork
BoroughBandon
1613 (1613) (1613 (1613))–1801 (1801)
Seats2
Replaced byBandon

Bandonbridge was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801.

Borough

This constituency was a parliamentary borough based in the town of Bandon in County Cork.

Following the Acts of Union 1800, the borough retained one seat at the Union.

History

It was incorporated by charter in 1613 with a Provost, 12 Burgesses and freemen. It had a Corporation, the patron being Francis Bernard and the electorate consisted of 13 burgesses and 50 freemen. In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Bandonbridge was represented with two members.[1]

Members of Parliament, 1613–1801

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1613 Sir Richard Moryson William Crowe
1634 Sir George Wentworth William Wiseman
1639 Sir Francis Slingsby Anthony Doppinge
1661 Robert Gorges John Read
1689 Patriot Parliament Charles MacCarthy Daniel MacCarthy Reagh
1692 Sir William Moore, 2nd Bt Edward Riggs
1695 Francis Bernard
1703 Richard Gorges
1713 Arthur Bernard
1715 Martin Bladen
1727 George Freke Stephen Bernard
1731 Bellingham Boyle
1761 William Conner Thomas Adderley
1766 Francis Bernard
1776 William Brabazon Ponsonby Lodge Evans Morres
1783 Francis Bernard
1790 Broderick Chinnery[note 1]
1796 William Ponsonby
1798 Robert William O'Callaghan
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Bandon

Notes

  1. ^ Created a baronet in 1799

References

  1. ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 500.

Bibliography

  • O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7.
  • Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 1-903688-09-4
  • T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534-1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
  • Tim Cadogan and Jeremiah Falvey, A Biographical Dictionary of Cork, 2006, Four Courts Press ISBN 1-84682-030-8
  • 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.