Enniskillen (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Enniskillen
Type:borough
Borough:Enniskillen
Region:Ireland
County:County Fermanagh
Parliament:uk
Year:1801
Abolished:1885
Seats:1
Previous:Enniskillen
Next:North Fermanagh

Enniskillen was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland (now in Northern Ireland, which remains part of the United Kingdom), returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.

Boundaries

This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Enniskillen in County Fermanagh.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyNote
1801, January 1Hon. Arthur Cole HamiltonTory1801: Co-opted
1802, July 31Rt Hon. John BeresfordToryAlso returned by and elected to sit for County Waterford
1802, December 24William BurroughsToryAppointed a Judge of the Supreme Court in Bengal
1806, March 14John KingToryResigned
1806, July 3William FremantleTory
1806, November 20Nathaniel SneydToryAlso returned by and elected to sit for Cavan
1807, January 14Richard Henry Alexander BennetTory
1807, May 14Charles PochinTory
1812, October 26Richard MagenisTory[1] Resigned
1828, February 11Hon. Arthur Henry ColeTory[2] Re-elected as a Conservative candidate
1834, DecemberConservativeResigned
1844, June 18Hon. Henry ColeConservativeResigned
1851, April 12James WhitesideConservativeResigned to contest Dublin University
1859, February 21Hon. John Lowry ColeConservative
1868, November 18Viscount CrichtonConservative
1880, April 2Viscount ColeConservativeLast MP for the constituency
1885Constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1840s

Cole resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1850s

Cole resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.

Whiteside was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland, requiring a by-election.

Whiteside was appointed Attorney-General for Ireland, requiring a by-election.

In order to contest the 1859 by-election in the Dublin University, Whiteside resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Manor of Hempholme, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1870s

Crichton was appointed a lord of the Treasury, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1880s

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Farrell . Stephen . MAGENIS, Richard (c.1763-1831), of Chanter Hill, nr. Enniskillen, co. Fermanagh . The History of Parliament . 15 May 2020.
  2. Book: Stooks Smith . Henry . The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830 . 1842 . Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. . London . 227 . . 15 May 2020.