Ballyshannon (Parliament of Ireland constituency) explained

Ballyshannon
Type:borough
Borough:Ballyshannon
County:County Donegal
Region:Ireland
Parliament:ihc
Abolished:1801
Next:Disfranchised
Seats:2

Ballyshannon was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1613 to 1800.

Borough

This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Ballyshannon in County Donegal. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland from 1613 to 1800.

Members of Parliament, 1613–1801

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
April 1613Paul GoreEdward Cherry
1613Sir Arthur Savage
June 1634Thomas LeakeMichael Stanhope
December 1634James Dillon
1639Sir Robert MeredithJames Cusack
April 1661John Bridges[1] Sir Anthony Morgan[2]
May 1661Robert KingWilliam Hill
1689Ballyshannon was not represented in the Patriot Parliament.
1692<-- party -->
1695
1697Richard Warburton <-- party -->
1703
1713
November 1727William Conolly[3] Whig<-- party -->
1727
1737Edward Walpole[4] <-- party -->
1754<-- party -->
May 1761Thomas Conolly[5]
1761
1766
1768Francis Andrews[6]
1769
1776<-- party -->
1783
1790
January 1798<-- party -->
1798
1801Disenfranchised

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Notes and References

  1. Also elected for Kilmallock, for which he chose to sit
  2. Also elected for Taghmon, for which he chose to sit
  3. Also elected for County Londonderry in 1727, for which he chose to sit
  4. Knighted in 1753
  5. Also elected for County Londonderry in 1761, for which he chose to sit
  6. Also elected for Londonderry City in 1768, for which he chose to sit