Boyle
Former borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
CountyCounty Roscommon
BoroughBoyle
1614 (1614) (1614 (1614))–1801 (1801)
Replaced byDisfranchised

Boyle was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Boyle was represented with two members.[1]

Members of Parliament, 1614–1801

  • 1613 John Cusack and Robert Meredith [2]
  • 1634–1635 Robert King and Robert Meredyth [2]
  • 1639–1649 Robert King (sat for Roscommon. Replaced by Michael Burnell) and Richard Wingfield [2]
  • 1661–1666 Ellis Goodwin and Owen Lloyd (both died 1665 and were replaced by John Burniston and John Stepney) [2]

1689–1801

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1689 Patriot Parliament John King Terence MacDermott
1692 William Handcock Stephen Ludlow
1695 Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Bt John King[note 1]
1703 Sir Robert King, 1st Bt
1707 Henry King[note 2]
1715 Robert Sandford
1727 Arthur French Richard Wingfield
1743 Sir Robert King, 4th Bt
1749 Edward King[note 3]
1761 Henry King Benjamin Burton
1763 Richard FitzGerald
1776 Viscount Kingsborough
October 1783 Peter Metge[note 4]
1783 Robert Boyd
1790 Laurence Harman Harman[note 5]
1792 Thomas Tenison
1797 Viscount Kingsborough[note 6]
January 1798 Hon. Robert Edward King
1801 Disenfranchised

Notes

  1. Succeeded as 2nd Baronet in 1707
  2. Succeeded as 3rd Baronet in 1720
  3. Succeeded as 5th Baronet in 1755
  4. Also elected for Ratoath in 1783, for which he chose to sit
  5. Also elected for County Longford in 1790, for which he chose to sit
  6. Elected, but never took his seat

References

  1. O'Hart 2007, p. 503.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 631.

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.

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