Gorey (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Gorey
Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons
County	County Wexford
Borough	Gorey
1620 (1620)–1801 (1801)
Replaced by	Disfranchised

Gorey (also known as Newborough) was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801.

History

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

Members of Parliament, 1620–1801

• 1634–1635: Sir Adam Loftus and Roger Lorte ^[2]
• 1639–1649: Sir Adam Loftus and William Plunkett ^[2]
• 1661–1666: Sir Walter Plunkett and John Kichiugman ^[2]

1689–1801

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament		Abraham Strange			Richard Daly
1692		John Itchingham Chichester			Abel Ram
1713		Sir John Stanley, 1st Bt			George Ram
1715		Abel Ram
1727					Abel Ram
1741		Humphreys Ram
1761		Stephen Trotter
1764		Stephen Ram
1776					Humphreys Ram
1781					William Ogilvie
1783					Richard Vowell
1790		Charles Stanley Monck			John Toler
1798		William Domville Stanley Monck
1799		Joseph Mason Ormsby
1801		Disenfranchised

References

1. O'Hart 2007, p. 504.
2. Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 639.

Bibliography

• O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN   978-0-7884-1927-0.
• 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.