Galway Town (Parliament of Ireland constituency) explained

Galway Borough
Type:borough
Borough:Galway
County:County Galway
Region:Ireland
Parliament:ihc
Abolished:1801
Seats:2
Next:Galway Borough

Galway was a constituency representing the town of Galway in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801.

History

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

Members of Parliament, 1264–1801

1689–1801

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1689 Patriot ParliamentJohn Kirwan
1692Nehemiah Donnellan
1695Robert Ormsby
1703Edward EyreJohn Staunton[3] <-- party -->
1713Samuel Eyre
1715Robert Shaw<-- party -->
1716
1727John Staunton<-- party -->
1732Thomas Staunton<-- party -->
1735
1748Hon. Richard FitzPatrick[4]
1748John Eyre<-- party -->
1761
1767
1768Robert French<-- party -->
1771Anthony Daly<-- party -->
1776<-- party -->
1783Denis Daly[5]
1783
1790Sir Skeffington Smyth, 1st Bt<-- party -->
1792
1798
1801Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Galway Borough

Notes

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640–1641. Brid. McGrath. 24 October 1998. Department of History, Trinity College Dublin. 2262/77206. thesis. www.tara.tcd.ie.
  2. Book: Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. 618.
  3. Declared not duly elected in 1715
  4. Declared not duly elected in 1748
  5. Also elected for County Galway in 1783, for which he chose to sit.