County Donegal (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

County Donegal
Former county constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
CountyCounty Donegal
 () ( ())–1801 (1801)
Seats2
Replaced byCounty Donegal (UKHC)

County Donegal was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801. The county received two seats at Westminster thereafter.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, County Donegal was not represented.[1] Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.

Members of Parliament

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1613 Sir John Vaughan[2] Sir William Stewart[2]
1634
1639 Sir Ralph Gore Sir Paul Davys[2]
1656 Sir Tristram Beresford, 1st Baronet Thomas Newburgh
1661 Charles Hamilton[3] Richard Perkins[2]
1689 County Donegal was not represented in the Patriot Parliament
1692 Charles Hamilton Gustavus Hamilton
1695 Henry Conyngham
1707 Frederick Hamilton[note 1] Whig
1713 Sir Ralph Gore, 4th Bt Whig
1716 The Hon. Gustavus Hamilton
1727 Alexander Montgomery
1730 The Hon. Henry Hamilton
1735 George Knox
1741 Sir St George Gore-St George, 5th Bt
1743 Andrew Knox
1747 Sir Ralph Gore, 6th Bt
1765 Robert Clements
1768 John McCausland Alexander Montgomery Patriot
1776 Robert Clements
1783 Henry Vaughan Brooke
1790
1800 Viscount Sudley
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Donegal

Notes

  1. ^ Styled as The Honourable from 1715

References

  1. ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 501.
  2. ^ a b c d Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 611.
  3. ^ MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800

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.
  • 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.