County Armagh (Parliament of Ireland constituency) explained

County Armagh
Type:county
County:County Armagh
Region:Ireland
Seats:2
Parliament:ihc
Year:1585[1]
Abolished:1801
Next:Armagh County

County Armagh was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons, the house of representatives of the Kingdom of Ireland, until 1800.

History

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

Members of Parliament

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1612Tobias CaulfeildJohn Bourchier
1613Sir Francis Annesley
1634Sir Faithful FortescueGeorge Radcliffe
1639Sir Faithful FortescueWilliam Brownlow
1661Hans HamiltonEdward Richardson
1689 Patriot ParliamentArthur Brownlow<-- party -->Walter Hovendon
1692William Richardson
1695Sir Nicholas Acheson, 4th Bt
1703Sir Hans Hamilton, 2nd Bt<-- party -->
1711William Brownlow<-- party -->
1713Robert CopeTory
1715William Richardson
1727Robert CopeTory
1739William Richardson<-- party -->
1753William Brownlow<-- party -->
1758Francis Caulfeild
1761Sir Archibald Acheson, 6th Bt
1776Thomas Dawson
1783William Richardson<-- party -->
1795William Brownlow
1798<-- party -->
1799Robert Camden Cope
1801Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Armagh County

Bibliography

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Moody. T.W. . Martin. F.X. . Byrne. F.J. . Early Modern Ireland, 1534-1691 . Oxford University Press. 1991. 166. 9780198202424 . Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae Asservatarum Repertorium (Repertory of the Inquisitions of the Chancery of Ireland) Volume II, page xix 'An Order for the division, setting out and appoyntinge of the boundes, lymytts and circuits of sixe severall sheires or countyes within the pvince of Ulster within this realme of Ireland, viz. the countye of Tyron, the countye of Donnyngall, the countye of Fermanaghe, the countye of Colrane, the countye of Armaghe and the countye of Monohon ... the firste of September anno dei 1585, annoque d[omi]n[a]e Regin[a]e Elizabeth', 27mo'