Philipstown (Parliament of Ireland constituency) explained

Philipstown
Type:borough
Borough:Philipstown (now Daingean)
County:King's County
Region:Ireland
Parliament:ihc
Abolished:1801
Seats:2
Next:Disfranchised

Philipstown in King's County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. The town was later renamed Daingean in 1922.

Members of Parliament

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1585John FremanEdward Williams[1]
1613Colley PhilipsRobert Leicester
1634Robert LeicesterThomas Moore[2]
1639John MooreSimon Digby
1661Dudley ColleySir George Blundell[3]
1692<-- party -->
1695
1698
1703
November 1713<-- party -->
1713
1715<-- party -->
1717<-- party -->
1727
1737
1759<-- party -->
May 1761<-- party -->
1761
1768<-- party -->
1769
1776
1783
1790<-- party -->Patriot/Whig
1795
1798
1800
1801Constituency disenfranchised

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641 . TARA - Trinity College Dublin . Brid . McGrath . 1998 . 30 May 2020 .
  2. Book: Kearney, Hugh. Strafford in Ireland 1633-1641: A Study in Absolutism. 232.
  3. Book: Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. 622.