Longford Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency) explained

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

Longford was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

Members of Parliament

1692–1801

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1692Captain John Nicholls<-- party -->
1697<-- party -->
1698Sir Richard Levinge<-- at this time knight -->[1] <-- party -->
1703
1709<-- party -->
1713James Macartney<-- party -->
1721John Folliott
1727Michael Cuffe<-- party -->
1737Richard Edgeworth<-- party -->
1745
1757Roger Hall
1761Sir Thomas Newcomen, 8th BtJoseph Henry
1768Henry Flood[2] Irish Patriot PartyDavid La Touche<-- party -->
1769Warden Flood
1776John Tunnadine
October 1783Hon. Thomas Pakenham<-- party -->Hon. Hercules Rowley[3]
1783Henry Stewart
1790Thomas Taylour, Viscount Headfort<-- party -->Hon. Hercules Rowley[4]
1791Henry Stewart<-- party -->
1794Thomas Pepper
1798Hon. Thomas Pakenham<-- party -->
1799
1800Thomas Borrowes

Notes

Notes and References

  1. from 1704 Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Bt
  2. Also returned for Callan, for which he chose to sit
  3. Also returned for Co. Antrim, for which he chose to sit
  4. Also returned for Co. Antrim, for which he chose to sit