Athlone (Parliament of Ireland constituency) explained

Athlone
Type:	borough
Borough:	Athlone
County:	County Westmeath
Region:	Ireland
Parliament:	ihc
Abolished:	1801
Next:	Athlone

Athlone was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote. Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough became the Westminster constituency of Athlone.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Athlone was represented by two members.

Members of Parliament, 1607–1801

• 1613–1615: Walter Nugent of Portloman and Richard St John (or St George)^[1]
• 1634–1635: Edward, Lord Brabazon^[2] and John Comyn^[1]
• 1639–1649: Oliver Jones and William Summers^[1]
• 1661–1666: Ridgeley Hatfield and Arthur St George^[1]

1689–1801

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament		Edmund Malone			Edmond Malone	x
1692		William Handcock			Arthur St George
1703			<	-- party -->		William Handcock
1715						<	-- party -->
1723			<				-- party -->
1723					George St George	<	-- party -->
1727		Peter Holmes
1732
1751
1759			<				-- party -->
1761
1763					Richard St George^[3]	<	-- party -->
1783		William Handcock II	<				-- party -->
1789
1800
1801		Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Athlone

Notes

Bibliography

• Book: O'Hart, John . The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland . Heritage Books . II . 0-7884-1927-7 . 2007 .
• Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002),
• T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534–1691, Oxford University Press, 1978

Notes and References

1. Book: Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. 636.
2. Book: Kearney, Hugh. Strafford in Ireland 1633–1641: A Study in Absolutism. 231.
3. Created a baronet in 1766