Gorey (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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

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

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History

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

Members of Parliament, 1620–1801

1689–1801

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond 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

Notes

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    References

    1. O'Hart 2007, p. 504.
    2. 1 2 3 Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 639.

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