New Ross (Parliament of Ireland constituency) explained
New Ross was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801.
Members of Parliament
- 1560: Nicholas Heron and William Dormer[1]
- 1585: Jasper Duff and William Bennett[1]
- 1613–1615: Matthew Shee and James FitzHenry[1]
- 1634–1635: Nicholas Dormer and Peter Rothe[2]
- 1639–1649: Nicholas Dormer (expelled 1642) and Chichester Brook (expelled 1642)[1]
- 1661–1666: Sir Thomas Dancer, 1st Baronet and Henry Nicholls[3]
1689–1801
| Year | | First member | First party | | Second member | Second party |
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| 1689 Patriot Parliament | | | | | | |
| 1692 | | | < | -- party --> | | | |
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| 1695 | | Francis Annesley | |
| 1703 | | | Tory |
| 1707 | | | < | -- party --> |
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| 1711 | | Jeffrey Paul[4] | < | -- party --> |
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| 1713 | | | |
| 1715 | | | Tory | | | |
| 1727 | | Charles Tottenham | < | -- party --> | | John Leigh | |
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| October 1759 | | Robert Leigh | < | -- party --> |
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| November 1759 | | | |
| 1761 | | | |
| 1768 | | | |
| 1801 | Replaced by Westminster constituency of New Ross | |
Notes and References
- A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640–1641. Brid. McGrath. 24 October 1998. . 2262/77206. thesis . www.tara.tcd.ie.
- A fragment of the Minute Book of the Corporation of New Ross, 1635. Bríd. McGrath. www.academia.edu.
- Book: Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. 638.
- At the general election in 1713 he was also returned for Co. Carlow, for which he chose to sit
