Knocktopher (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Knocktopher
Former Borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created
Abolished	1800
Replaced by	Disenfranchised

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

History

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

Members of Parliament

• 1665 Sir Maurice Eustace, junior

1689–1801

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament		Harvy Morris			Henry Meagh
1689					Redmond Purcell
1692		William Robinson			Anthony Maude [note 1]
1695		Edward Worth			Blayney Sandford
1713					Roscarrick Dunkin
1715					William Wall
1741		Benjamin Burton
1747					Richard Ponsonby
1761		Sir William Fownes, 2nd Bt			Hercules Langrishe [note 2]
1776		Andrew Caldwell
1783		Robert Langrishe
1796		Richard Hardinge
1798		Sir George Shee, 1st Bt
March 1800					Thomas Staples [note 3]
April 1800					Stephen Mahon
1801		Disenfranchised

Notes

1. Declared not duly elected in 1692
2. Created a baronet in 1777
3. Last surviving member of the Irish House of Commons

References

1. 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.