County Leitrim (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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

County Leitrim was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801

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County constituency

County Leitrim was represented by two MPs in the Irish House of Commons. It continued to be represented by two MPs in the United Kingdom House of Commons after 1801.

Members of Parliament

1689–1801

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1689 Patriot Parliament Edmond Reynolds Iriel Farrell
1692 John Reynolds James Wynne
1695 Theophilus Jones I
1703 William Gore I
1730 William Gore II
1743 Hugh Crofton
1761 Theophilus Jones II John Wynne
1768 Nathaniel Clements William Gore II
1769 William Gore III
1776 Henry Theophilus Clements [3] Theophilus Jones II
1783 Peter La Touche
1784 John Gore
1790 Henry Theophilus Clements Theophilus Jones II
1796 Peter La Touche
1798 Nathaniel Clements, Viscount Clements
1801Succeeded by Westminster constituency of Leitrim

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References

  1. 1 2 3 McGrath, Brid (24 October 1998). "A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640–1641". hdl:2262/77206 via www.tara.tcd.ie.
  2. Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 622.
  3. At the General Election in 1783, declared not duly elected