Boyle (Parliament of Ireland constituency) explained

Boyle
Type:borough
Borough:Boyle
County:County Roscommon
Region:Ireland
Parliament:ihc
Abolished:1801
Next:Disfranchised

Boyle was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800.

History

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

Members of Parliament, 1614–1801

1689–1801

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1689 Patriot ParliamentJohn KingTerence MacDermott
1692William HandcockStephen Ludlow
1695Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd BtJohn King[2] <-- party -->
1703Sir Robert King, 1st Bt
1707Henry King[3] <-- party -->
1715Robert Sandford
1727<-- party -->Richard Wingfield
1743Sir Robert King, 4th Bt
1749Edward King[4]
1761Henry King<-- party -->Benjamin Burton
1763Richard FitzGerald
1776Viscount Kingsborough
October 1783Peter Metge[5]
1783Robert Boyd
1790Laurence Harman Harman[6]
1792Thomas Tenison
1797Viscount Kingsborough[7]
January 1798Hon. Robert Edward King
1801Disenfranchised

Notes

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. 631.
  2. Succeeded as 2nd Baronet in 1707
  3. Succeeded as 3rd Baronet in 1720
  4. Succeeded as 5th Baronet in 1755
  5. Also elected for Ratoath in 1783, for which he chose to sit
  6. Also elected for County Longford in 1790, for which he chose to sit
  7. Elected, but never took his seat