Dungarvan (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Dungarvan
Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created	1610 (1610)
Abolished	1800
Replaced by	Dungarvan

Dungarvan was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

History

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

Members of Parliament, 1610–1801

1689–1801

Election	First member	Second member
1689 Patriot Parliament	John Hore	Martin Hore
1692	Charles Bourchier	William Buckner
1703	James Barry	Roger Power
1709	James Barry	Henry Pyne
1713	James Barry	Robert Carew
1715	James Barry
1717	Redmond Barry
1721	Redmond Barry	James Barry
1727	Benjamin Parry	Thomas Carter ^{[note 1]}
October 1727		Thomas Uniacke ^{[note 2]}
1728		Robert Dillon
1736	Robert Roberts	Robert Dillon
1747		John Ussher
1749		Richard Boyle ^{[note 3]}
1758	Robert Boyle-Walsingham	Richard Boyle ^{[note 3]}
1761	Robert Boyle-Walsingham	Thomas Carew
1768	Sir William Osborne, 8th Bt	Robert Carew
1776		John Bennett ^{[note 4]}
1777		Godfrey Greene
1783	Marcus Beresford	Godfrey Greene
1790		Chambre Brabazon Ponsonby
January 1798		John Brabazon Ponsonby
April 1798	Edward Lee	John Brabazon Ponsonby
1801	Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Dungarvan

Notes

↑ Also elected for Hillsborough in 1727, for which he chose to sit
↑ Declared not duly elected in 1727
↑ Styled as Viscount Boyle from 1756
↑ Declared not duly elected in 1776

References

↑ O'Hart (2007), p. 504

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.

Parliamentary constituencies in County Waterford and Borough/City

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Dungarvan (1610–1800) Lismore (1614–1800) Tallow (????–1800) Waterford City (1264–1800) Waterford County (????–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Dungarvan (1801–85) County Waterford (1801–85, 1918–22) Waterford City (1801–1922) East Waterford (1885–1918) West Waterford (1885–1918)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Waterford–Tipperary East (1921–23) Waterford (1923–)

European Parliament 1979–present	Munster (1979–2004) South (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 Wicklow

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