Blessington (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Blessington
Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons
County	County Wicklow
Borough	Blessington
1670 (1670)–1801 (1801)
Seats	2
Replaced by	Disfranchised

Blessington in County Wicklow was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1670 until 1800.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Blessington was represented with two members. ^[1]

Members of Parliament, 1670–1801

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament		James Eustace			Maurice Eustace
1692		William Crowe			Sir Richard Levinge
1695		Denny Muschamp			Gideon Delaune
1703		William Crowe			John Jephson
1711		Hon. Charles Boyle
1719		David Dunbar
1724					Joseph Slattery
November 1727		Sir Richard Levinge, 2nd Bt			Anthony Malone [note 1]
1727					Patrick French
1745					Charles Ussher
1748		Joseph Kelly
1749		Francis McCartney
1759		George Smyth
1761		John Monck Mason
1768		George Smyth
1769		John Monck Mason
1771					Charles Dunbar
1776		John Talbot Dillon
1779					John Reilly
October 1783		William Montgomery [note 2]
1783		Sir Richard Johnston, 1st Bt
1796		David Ker
1798		Richard Annesley
1800		William Saurin
1801		Disenfranchised

Notes

1. Also elected for County Westmeath in 1727, for which he chose to sit
2. Also elected for Hillsborough in 1783, for which he chose to sit

References

1. O'Hart 2007, p. 501.

Bibliography

• 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.
• 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.