Enniscorthy (Parliament of Ireland constituency) explained

Enniscorthy
Type:borough
Borough:Enniscorthy
County:County Wexford
Region:Ireland
Parliament:ihc
Abolished:1801
Next:Disfranchised

Enniscorthy was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801.

History

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

Members of Parliament, 1613–1801

1689–1801

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1689 Patriot ParliamentJames Devereux<-- party -->Dudley Colclough
1689Arthur Waddington
1692Richard BarryJohn Seymour
September 1703Morley Saunders<-- party -->John Asgill[3]
1703
1713Richard Le Hunt<-- party -->
1715
1740Anderson Saunders<-- party -->
1747
1761Beauchamp Bagenal<-- party -->John Grogan
1768Cornelius Grogan<-- party -->
1769Patriot
1776Frederick Flood[4] Mountifort Longfield<-- party -->
October 1783William Alexander English[5]
1783
1790
1795Robert Cornwall<-- party -->
January 1798William Congreve Alcock[6]
1798Thomas Whaley<-- party -->
February 1800
June 1800
1801Disenfranchised

Notes

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640–1641. Brid. McGrath. 24 October 1998. www.tara.tcd.ie.
  2. [George Edward Cokayne]
  3. Expelled in 1703
  4. Created a baronet in 1780
  5. Declared not duly elected in 1783
  6. Also elected for Waterford City in 1798, for which he chose to sit

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