Knocktopher (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Knocktopher
Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons
County	County Kilkenny
Borough	Knocktopher
()–1801 (1801)
Seats	2
Replaced by	Disfranchised

Knocktopher was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800, based on the parliamentary borough of Knocktopher in County Kilkenny.

History

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

Members of Parliament

• 1661–1666 Sir Patrick Weymes (died and replaced 1661 by James Weymes) and Oliver Jones (died and replaced 1664 by Sir Maurice Eustace, junior) ^[2]

1689–1801

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament		Harvy Morris			Henry Meagh
1689					Redmond Purcell
1692		William Robinson			Anthony Maude [note 1]
1695		Edward Worth			Blayney Sandford
1713					Roscarrick Dunkin
1715					William Wall
1741		Benjamin Burton
1747					Richard Ponsonby
1761		Sir William Fownes, 2nd Bt			Hercules Langrishe [note 2]
1776		Andrew Caldwell
1783		Robert Langrishe
1796		Richard Hardinge
1798		Sir George Shee, 1st Bt
March 1800					Thomas Staples [note 3]
April 1800					Stephen Mahon
1801		Disenfranchised

Notes

1. Declared not duly elected in 1692
2. Created a baronet in 1777
3. Last surviving member of the Irish House of Commons

References

1. O'Hart 2007, p. 502.
2. Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 621.

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.