Kells (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Kells
Former borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
CountyCounty Meath
BoroughKells
1561 (1561) (1561 (1561))–1801 (1801)
Replaced byDisfranchised

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

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Kells was not represented.[1]

Members of Parliament, 1561–1801

  • 1560 Thomas Shiele and Nicholas Ledwiche[2]
  • 1585 Thomas Fleming, Nicholas Dax and Patrick Plunkett[2]
  • 1613–1615 Oliver Plunket and Gerald Balfe[2]
  • 1634–1635 Walter Evers of Ballyardan and Adam Cusack of Trevett[2]
  • 1639–1649 Robert Cusack (expelled and replaced 1642 by William Ball) and Oliver Plunket (died and replaced 1641 by Patrick Barnewell. Barnewell died and replaced 1645 by Patrick Tallant)[2]
  • 1661–1666 John Forth, Arthur Purefoy, Richard Stephenson and Robert Shapcote (Shapcote did not sit).[2]

1689–1801

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1689 Patrick Everard John Delamare
1692 Sir John Dillon Sir Thomas Taylor, 1st Bt
1695 Charles Meredyth
1703 Brinsley Butler
1710 Henry Meredyth
1713 Sir Thomas Taylor, 1st Bt Thomas Taylor[note 1]
1737 James Taylor
1747 Thomas Taylour[note 2]
1757 Richard Moore
1761 Thomas Pepper
1768 Thomas Moore
1776 Viscount Headfort
1781 Hon. Hercules Taylour
1790 Hon. Thomas Pakenham
1791 Hon. Robert Taylour
1798 Stephen Moore
1800 Thomas Pepper
1801 Disenfranchised

Notes

  1. ^ Succeeded as 2nd Baronet in 1736
  2. ^ Succeeded as 3rd Baronet in 1757

References

  1. ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 503.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 628.

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.