Boyle (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Boyle
Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons
County	County Roscommon
Borough	Boyle
1614 (1614)–1801 (1801)
Replaced by	Disfranchised

Boyle was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800.

History

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

Members of Parliament, 1614–1801

• 1613 John Cusack and Robert Meredith ^[2]
• 1634–1635 Robert King and Robert Meredyth ^[2]
• 1639–1649 Robert King (sat for Roscommon. Replaced by Michael Burnell) and Richard Wingfield ^[2]
• 1661–1666 Ellis Goodwin and Owen Lloyd (both died 1665 and were replaced by John Burniston and John Stepney) ^[2]

1689–1801

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament		John King			Terence MacDermott
1692		William Handcock			Stephen Ludlow
1695		Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Bt			John King [note 1]
1703		Sir Robert King, 1st Bt
1707		Henry King [note 2]
1715					Robert Sandford
1727		Arthur French			Richard Wingfield
1743					Sir Robert King, 4th Bt
1749					Edward King [note 3]
1761		Henry King			Benjamin Burton
1763					Richard FitzGerald
1776					Viscount Kingsborough
October 1783					Peter Metge [note 4]
1783					Robert Boyd
1790					Laurence Harman Harman [note 5]
1792					Thomas Tenison
1797					Viscount Kingsborough [note 6]
January 1798					Hon. Robert Edward King
1801		Disenfranchised

Notes

1. Succeeded as 2nd Baronet in 1707
2. Succeeded as 3rd Baronet in 1720
3. Succeeded as 5th Baronet in 1755
4. Also elected for Ratoath in 1783, for which he chose to sit
5. Also elected for County Longford in 1790, for which he chose to sit
6. Elected, but never took his seat

References

1. O'Hart 2007, p. 503.
2. Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 631.

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.