Lanesborough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Lanesborough
Former Borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created	()
Abolished	1800

Lanesborough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. It takes its name from the village of Lanesborough in Co. Longford.

Members of Parliament

1661–1692

Election		First member		Second member
1661		Maurice Barklay		Sir Edward Crofton, 1st Baronet

1689 (Patriot Parliament)

Election		First member		Second member
1689		Oliver FitzGerald		Roger Farrell

1692–1801

Election	First member	Second member
1692	Fergus Farrell ^[1]	Sir Humphrey Jervis
October 1692	Thomas Handcock	Sir Humphrey Jervis
1695	Thomas Handcock	Richard Gardiner
1703	Nicholas Sankey	Henry Fox
1713	William Burgh	Wentworth Harman
1715	Robert Bray	Wentworth Harman
1727	Thomas Marlay	Thomas Burgh
1731	Anthony Marlay	Thomas Burgh
1759	Anthony Marlay	John Hely-Hutchinson
1761	William Harward	Henry Gore
1768	William Harward	Matthias Earbery
1771	Edward Bellingham Swan	Matthias Earbery
1776	Robert Dillon	John Hely-Hutchinson
October 1783		David La Touche
1783		Cornelius Bolton
1790	Gervase Parker Bushe	Stephen Moore
1794	William Smith	Stephen Moore
January 1798	Edmond Stanley	John La Touche
1798		Richard Martin
1800		John Kelly

Notes

↑ expelled on 22 October 1692

References

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 Longford

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Granard (1679–1800) Lanesborough (1642–1800) Longford Borough (1669–1800) Longford County (????–1800) St Johnstown (1628–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Longford (1801–85) North Longford (1885–1918) South Longford (1885–1918) Longford (1918–22)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Longford–Westmeath (1921–37, 1948–92, 2007–) Athlone–Longford (1937–48) Longford–Roscommon (1992–2007)

European Parliament 1979–present	Leinster (1979–2004) East (2004–09) North-West (2009–14) Midlands–North-West (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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