Bandonbridge (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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| Bandonbridge | |
|---|---|
| Formerborough constituency for theIrish House of Commons | |
| County | County Cork |
| Borough | Bandon |
| 1613–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Bandon |
Bandonbridgewas aconstituencyrepresented in theIrish House of Commonsuntil its abolition on 1 January 1801.
Borough[edit]
This constituency was aparliamentary boroughbased in the town ofBandoninCounty Cork.
Following theAct of Union 1800,the boroughretained one seatat the Union.
History[edit]
It was incorporated bycharterin 1613 with aProvost,12 Burgessesand freemen. It had aCorporation,the patron being Francis Bernard and the electorate consisted of 13 burgesses and 50 freemen. In thePatriot Parliamentof 1689 summoned byJames II,Bandonbridge was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1613–1801[edit]
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1613 | SirRichard Moryson | William Crowe | ||||
| 1634 | SirGeorge Wentworth | William Wiseman | ||||
| 1639 | SirFrancis Slingsby | Anthony Doppinge | ||||
| 1661 | Robert Gorges | John Read | ||||
| 1689Patriot Parliament | Charles MacCarthy | Daniel MacCarthy Reagh | ||||
| 1692 | Sir William Moore, 2nd Bt | Edward Riggs | ||||
| 1695 | Francis Bernard | |||||
| 1703 | Richard Gorges | |||||
| 1713 | Arthur Bernard | |||||
| 1715 | Martin Bladen | |||||
| 1727 | George Freke | Stephen Bernard | ||||
| 1731 | Bellingham Boyle | |||||
| 1761 | William Conner | Thomas Adderley | ||||
| 1766 | Francis Bernard | |||||
| 1776 | William Brabazon Ponsonby | Lodge Evans Morres | ||||
| 1783 | Francis Bernard | |||||
| 1790 | Broderick Chinnery[note 1] | |||||
| 1796 | William Ponsonby | |||||
| 1798 | Robert William O'Callaghan | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituencyBandon | |||||
Notes[edit]
- ^Created a baronet in 1799
References[edit]
- ^O'Hart 2007,p. 500.
Bibliography[edit]
- O'Hart, John (2007).The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland.Vol. II. Heritage Books.ISBN0-7884-1927-7.
- Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002),ISBN1-903688-09-4
- T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne,A New History of Ireland 1534-1691,Oxford University Press, 1978
- Tim Cadogan and Jeremiah Falvey, A Biographical Dictionary of Cork, 2006, Four Courts PressISBN1-84682-030-8
- Leigh Rayment's historicalList 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.