- Galway County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Galway County
Former County constituencyCreated Post-Union Galway County Type Irish House of Commons Galway 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, Galway County was represented with two members.[1] Following the Act of Union 1800 the constituency became Galway County (UK Parliament constituency).
Members of Parliament
Year First member Second member 1613–1615 Sir Valentine Blake, 1st Bt 1634–1635 Sir Valentine Blake, 3rd Bt 1689–1801
Election First member First party Second member Second party 1689 Patriot Parliament Sir Ulick Burke, 3rd Bt Sir Walter Blake, 6th Bt 1692 John Eyre Sir Oliver St George, 1st Bt 1703 John French 1709 Edward Ormsby 1713 John Eyre Patrick French 1715 Edward Ormsby Frederick Trench 1727 John Eyre 1745 Hon. Thomas Bermingham 1750 George Warburton 1753 Charles Daly Robert French 1761 Richard Trench August 1768 Lord Dunkellin [note 1] Denis Daly 1768 William Power Keating Trench 1790 Joseph Henry Blake 1798 Hon. Richard Trench 1800 Richard Martin 1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Galway County Notes
- ^ Declared not duly elected in 1768Pa
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.
- Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 978-1-903688-09-0
- T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534-1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
- Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons
Parliamentary constituencies in County Galway and Borough/City Parliament of Ireland
to 1800Athenry (1310–1800) · Galway Borough (1264–1800) · Galway County (1264–1800) · Tuam (1614–1800)
Westminster 1801–1922
and First Dáil 1918Galway County (1801–1885) · Galway Borough (1801–1918) · Galway Connemara (1885–1922) · East Galway (1885–1922) · North Galway (1885–1922) · South Galway (1885–1922)
Dáil Éireann
1918–presentGalway (1921–1937) · Galway East (1937–1948, 1961–1969, 1977– ) · Galway North (1948–1961) · Galway North–East (1969–1977) · Galway South (1948–1961) · Clare–Galway South (1969–1977) · Galway West (1937– )
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 Galway
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