County Galway (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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

County Galway was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

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History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Galway County was represented with two members. [1] Following the Act of Union 1800 the constituency became Galway County (UK Parliament constituency).

Members of Parliament

YearFirst memberSecond member
1585Francis Shaen Thomas Lestrange
1613–1615John Moore of BrizesSir William Bourke
1634–1635Sir Richard BlakeSir Valentine Blake
1639–1645Sir Ulick Bourke, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Blake
1661–1666 Sir Oliver St George, 1st Baronet Chidley Coote

1689–1801

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1689 Patriot Parliament Sir Ulick Burke, 3rd Bt Sir Walter Blake, 6th Bt
1692 John Eyre Sir Oliver St George, 1st Bt
1703 John French
1709 Edward Ormsby
1713 John Eyre Patrick French
1715 Edward Ormsby Frederick Trench
1727 John Eyre
1745 Hon. Thomas Bermingham
1750 George Warburton
1753 Charles Daly Robert French
1761 Richard Trench
August 1768 Lord Dunkellin [note 1] Denis Daly
1768 William Trench
1790 Joseph Blake
1798 Hon. Richard Trench
1800 Richard Martin
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Galway County

Notes

  1. Declared not duly elected in 1768Pa

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References

  1. O'Hart 2007, p. 502.

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