Wexford Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Wexford
Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons
County	County Wexford
–1801 (1801)
Seats	2
Replaced by	Wexford (UKHC)

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

Members of Parliament

• 1376: ^[1] James Freynsshe and Laurence Broun were elected to come to England to consult with the king and council about the government of Ireland and about an aid for the king.
• 1560 John Hassane and Richard Talbot ^[2]
• 1585 Patrick Furlong and Patrick Talbot ^[2]
• 1613–1615 John Turner and Robert Talbot ^[2]
• 1634–1635 Patrick Talbot and Richard Cheevers (Cheevers died and replaced by John Furlong) ^[2]
• 1639–1643 Patrick French (expelled) and John Talbot (expelled)(replaced 1646 by William Sacheverall) ^[2]
• 1661–1666 Martin Noel and Thomas Hart ^[2]

1689–1801

Election	First MP			Second MP
1689		William Talbot			Francis Rooth
1692		John Fenn			John Pulteney
1695		John Harvey			Daniel Wybrants
1703		James Stopford			Cadwallader Edwards
1713		Richard Saunders			Thomas Meredyth	Tory
1713		Edward Jones			Cadwallader Edwards
1727					Henry Hatton
1735					Thomas Le Hunte
1735		Thomas Cuffe
1743		Robert Doyne
1761		Arthur Jones-Nevill
1768					Richard Le Hunt
1771		Richard Nevill
1783					Charles Tottenham Loftus
1785					Francis Leigh
1798					James Boyd
1800					Francis Leigh
1801		Succeeded by Westminster constituency Wexford Borough

References

1. ( Clarke 1932–34 , p. 126)
2. Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 637.

• 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.
• Clarke, Maude V. (1932–34). "William of Windsor in Ireland, 1369-1376". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature. 41: 55–130. JSTOR   25515963.