Doneraile was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. Doneraile is in County Cork, Ireland.
| Doneraile | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Cork |
| Borough | Doneraile |
| 1640–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
History
editIn the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Doneraile was represented with two members.[1]
Daniel O'Donovan of Mahoonagh and Feenagh was a Member of James II's 1689-92 Patriot Parliament who represented the Manor of Doneraile.
Members of Parliament, 1640–1801
edit1689–1801
edit| Election | First MP | Second MP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 | Daniel O'Donovan | John Baggot | ||||
| 1692 | Arthur St Leger | John St Leger | ||||
| 1695 | John Hayes | Edward Denny | ||||
| 1703 | Sir Francis Brewster | William Philips | ||||
| 1705 | Joseph Kelly | |||||
| 1713 | Sir John St Leger | Bartholomew Purdon | ||||
| 1715 | Hon. Arthur St Leger | William Causabon | ||||
| 1727 | John Waller | Jephson Busteed[note 1] | ||||
| 1728 | Hon. Hayes St Leger | |||||
| 1743 | William Harward | |||||
| 1751 | Sir John Colthurst, 1st Bt | |||||
| 1761 | John St Leger | St Leger Aldworth[note 2] | ||||
| 1768 | Richard Aldworth | |||||
| 1776 | Hayes St Leger[note 3] | |||||
| 1777 | Richard St Leger | |||||
| 1783 | James Chatterton | |||||
| 1788 | John Harrison | |||||
| 1790 | John Bagwell | |||||
| 1792 | John Maxwell | |||||
| January 1798 | Peter Holmes | John Townsend[note 4] | ||||
| 1798 | Barry Boyle St Leger | |||||
| 1800 | Francis Aldborough Prittie | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
edit- ↑ Declared not duly elected in 1727
- ↑ Changed surname to St Leger in 1767
- ↑ Styled as The Honourable from 1785
- ↑ Also elected for Castlemartyr in 1798, for which he chose to sit
References
edit- ↑ O'Hart 2007, p. 501.
Bibliography
edit- O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7.
- Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 1-903688-09-4
- T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534-1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
- Tim Cadogan and Jeremiah Falvey, A Biographical Dictionary of Cork, 2006, Four Courts Press ISBN 1-84682-030-8
- Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.