County Monaghan (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

County Monaghan
Former county constituency for the Irish House of Commons
County	County Monaghan
()–1801 (1801)
Seats	2
Replaced by	Monaghan

County Monaghan was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

Members of Parliament

• 1613 Sir Edward Blaney and Sir Bryan McMahon[1]
• 1634–1635 Artoge McMahon (died and replaced 1634 by Richard Blayney, 4th Baron Blayney) and Collo McBrien McMahon (replaced 1634 by Nicholas Simpson)[1]
• 1656 Protectorate Parliament Richard Blayney, 4th Baron Blayney[2]
• 1660 Richard Blayney, 4th Baron Blayney & Oliver Ancketil[2]
• 1661–1666 Richard Blayney, 4th Baron Blayney and John Foster[1]

1692–1801

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1692		Dacres Barrett			William Barton
August 1695		Francis Lucas[3]
1695		Henry Tenison
1703		Robert Echlin
1713		Sir Alexander Cairnes, 1st Bt			Alexander Montgomery
1723					Thomas Coote
1727					John Montgomery
1728		Hugh Willoughby
1733					Thomas Coote
1741					John Montgomery
October 1741					John Murray
1743					Alexander Montgomery
1749		Thomas Dawson
1761					Edward Lucas
1768		Alexander Montgomery
1775					Thomas Tenison
1783		Charles Powell Leslie I			John Montgomery
1797					Richard Dawson
1800		Warner William Westenra
1801		Succeeded by Westminster constituency Monaghan

References

1. Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 629.
2. Clarke, Aidan. Prelude to Restoration in Ireland: The End of the Commonwealth, 1659–1660.
3. Declared not duly elected

• 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.