Gowran (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Gowran
Former Borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created	1609 (1609)
Abolished	1800
Replaced by	Disenfranchised

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

History

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

Members of Parliament, 1609–1801

1689–1801

Election	First member	Second member
1689 Patriot Parliament	Richard Butler	Walter Kelly
1689	Richard Butler	Robert Fielding
1692	Sir Charles Meredyth	George Warburton
1695	Edward May	Joseph Stepney
1703	Patrick Wemyss	Robert Maude ^{[note 1]}
November 1713	Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Bt ^{[note 2]}	James Agar ^{[note 3]}
1713	Patrick Wemyss
November 1715	John Pepper
1715	John Pepper	David Chaigneau
1725	William Martin
1727	Henry Agar
1747	James Agar
1753	James Agar	James Agar
1761	George Dunbar	William Henry Burton
1768	Hon. John Ponsonby ^{[note 4]}	James Agar ^{[note 5]}
1769	Arthur Browne	Henry Prittie
1776	James Agar	John Butler
1777	Sir Boyle Roche, 1st Bt	John Butler
October 1783	Hon. Henry Welbore Agar ^{[note 6]}	George Dunbar
1783	George Burdett
1790	Patrick Welch
1798	George Bunbury	George Burdett
1800	Henry Verney Lovett Darby	George Burdett
1801	Constituency disenfranchised

Notes

↑ Created a baronet in 1705
↑ Also elected for Kilkenny City in 1713, for which he chose to sit
↑ Also elected for Callan in 1715, for which he chose to sit
↑ Also elected for Kilkenny County in 1768, for which he chose to sit
↑ Also elected for Kilkenny County in 1768, for which he chose to sit
↑ Also elected for Kilkenny County in 1783, for which he chose to sit

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 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 Kilkenny

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Callan (????–1800) Gowran (????–1800) Inistioge (????–1800) Knocktopher (????–1800) Kilkenny City (????–1800) Kilkenny County (????–1800) St Canice (1661–1800) Thomastown (????–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	County Kilkenny (1801–85) Kilkenny City (1801–85) North Kilkenny (1885–1922) South Kilkenny (1885–1922)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Carlow–Kilkenny (1921–37, 1948–) Kilkenny (1937–48)

European Parliament 1979–present	Leinster (1979–2004) East (2004–14) South (2014–)

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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