County Clare (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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County Clare
Former county constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
County County Clare
 () ( ())–1801 (1801)
Seats2
Replaced by Clare (UKHC)

County Clare was a constituency representing County Clare in the Irish House of Commons, the lower house in the Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland from 1613 to 1800.

Contents

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

Following the Acts of Union 1800, it was succeeded by the County Clare constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

Members of Parliament

1689–1801

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1689 Patriot Parliament Daniel O'Brien John MacNamara
1692 Sir Donough O'Brien, 1st Bt Sir Joseph Williamson
1695 Sir Henry Ingoldsby, 1st Baronet
1703 Lucius O'Brien
1715 Francis Gore John Ivers
1725 George Purdon
1727 Francis Burton Sir Edward O'Brien, 2nd Bt
1745 Robert Hickman
1757 Murrough O'Brien
1761 Francis Pierpoint Burton
1765 Charles MacDonnell
1768 Sir Lucius O'Brien, 3rd Bt
1776 Edward FitzGerald Hugh Dillon Massy [lower-alpha 1]
1778 Sir Lucius O'Brien, 3rd Bt
1783 Sir Hugh Massy, 1st Bt
1790 Francis Nathaniel Burton Francis McNamara
1797 Hugh Dillon Massy
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Clare
Notes
  1. Declared not duly elected in 1776.

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References

  1. O'Hart 2007, p. 501.
  2. McGrath, Brid (1998). A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641 (thesis). Department of History, Trinity College Dublin.

Bibliography

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