- Kilkenny County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Kilkenny County
Former County constituencyCreated Post-Union Kilkenny County Type Irish House of Commons Kilkenny County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
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History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Kilkenny County was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament
1689–1801
Election First member First party Second member Second party 1689 Patriot Parliament John Grace Robert Walsh 1692 Richard Coote William Ponsonby 1695 Agmondisham Cuffe 1703 Sir Henry Wemys 1715 William Flower 1721 Patrick Wemyss 1727 Hon. William Ponsonby [note 1] 1747 Patrick Wemys 1759 Henry Flood 1761 Hon. John Ponsonby James Agar 1776 Hon. Edmund Butler 1779 Joseph Deane 1783 William Brabazon Ponsonby Hon. Henry Welbore Agar 1789 Walter Butler [note 2] February 1796 Hon. John Wandesford Butler 1796 Hon. James Wandesford Butler 1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Kilkenny County Notes
References
- ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 502
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 Kilkenny Parliament of Ireland
to 1800Callan (????–1800) · Gowran (????–1800) · Inistioge (????–1800) · Knocktopher (????–1800) · Kilkenny City (????–1800) · Kilkenny County (????–1800) · St Canice (????–1800) · Thomastown (????–1800)
Westminster 1801–1922
and First Dáil 1918County Kilkenny (1801–1885) · Kilkenny City (1801–1885) · North Kilkenny (1885–1922) · South Kilkenny (1885–1922)
Dáil Éireann
1918–presentCarlow–Kilkenny (1921–1937, 1948– ) · Kilkenny (1937–1948)
European Parliament
1979–presentIrish 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 Kilkenny
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