- Cavan County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Cavan
Former County constituencyCreated Post-Union Cavan Type Irish House of Commons Cavan County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800.
Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.
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History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Cavan County was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament
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1639-1641 Colonel Philip O'Reilly
1689–1801
Election First member First party Second member Second party 1689 Patriot Parliament Philip Reyly John Reyly 1692 Sir Francis Hamilton, 3rd Bt Robert Saunderson [note 1] 1697 Francis White 1703 Theophilus Butler 1713 Robert Saunderson 1715 Mervyn Pratt Brockhill Newburgh 1727 Charles Coote John Maxwell 1751 Hon. Brinsley Butler [note 2] 1756 Hon. Barry Maxwell 1761 Charles Coote 1766 William Stewart 1768 Hon. Barry Maxwell George Montgomery 1780 Hon. John James Maxwell 1783 Charles Stewart 1788 John Maxwell [note 3] 1788 Francis Saunderson 1793 Viscount Maxwell 1800 Nathaniel Sneyd 1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Cavan Notes
References
- ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 501
Bibliography
- O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0788419277.
- Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons
Parliamentary constituencies in County Cavan and Borough Parliament of Ireland
to 1800Belturbet (1614–1800) · Cavan Borough (1611–1800) · Cavan County (????–1800)
Westminster 1801–1922
and First Dáil 1918Cavan County (1801–1885) · East Cavan (1885–1922) · West Cavan (1885–1922)
Dáil Éireann
1918–presentCavan (1921–1977) · Cavan–Monaghan (1977– )
European Parliament
1979–presentConnacht–Ulster (1979–2004) · North-West (2004– )
Irish counties: Carlow · Cavan · Clare · Cork · Donegal · Dublin · Galway · Kerry · Kildare · Kilkenny · Laois · Leitrim · Limerick · Longford · Louth · Mayo · Meath · Monaghan · Offaly · Roscommon · Sligo · Tipperary · Waterford · Westmeath · Wexford · WicklowCategories:- Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
- Historic constituencies in County Cavan
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