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Cavan Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency) 
Summary
Cavan was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800.
| Cavan | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Cavan |
| Borough | Cavan |
| 1611–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.
Borough edit
This constituency was the borough of Cavan in County Cavan.
History edit
It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland from 1611 to 1800. In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Cavan Borough was represented by two members.[1] The borough was disenfranchised under the terms of the Acts of Union 1800. £15,000 in compensation was divided between Theophilus Clements and Thomas Nesbitt.[2]
Members of Parliament, 1611–1801 edit
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1613 | Hugh Culme | George Seaton | ||||
| 1614 | Walter Brady | Thomas Brady | ||||
| 1634 | Brockhill Taylor | Alan Cooke | ||||
| 1639 | Alan Cooke | Edward Lake (expelled 1640) | ||||
| Interregnum | Irish MPs sat in the Parliament of the Protectorate | |||||
| 1661 | William Moore | Thomas Ashe | ||||
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Philip Og O'Reilly | Hugh Reily | ||||
| 1692 | Thomas Ashe | Robert Saunders | ||||
| 1709 | Joseph Addison | |||||
| 1713 | Charles Lambart | Theophilus Clements | ||||
| 1715 | Thomas Nesbitt | |||||
| 1729 | Henry Clements | |||||
| 1745 | Robert Clements | |||||
| 1747 | Edward Weston | |||||
| 1750 | Cosby Nesbitt | |||||
| 1761 | Nathaniel Clements[a] | |||||
| 1768 | Thomas Nesbitt | |||||
| 1769 | Henry Theophilus Clements | |||||
| 1776 | Nathaniel Clements[b] | |||||
| 1777 | John Clements | |||||
| 1783 | Henry Theophilus Clements | |||||
| 1790 | Lord Charles James FitzGerald | |||||
| 1798 | Viscount Clements[c] | |||||
| 1798 | George Cavendish | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
- Notes
- ^ Also elected for County Leitrim in 1768, for which he chose to sit.
- ^ Also elected for Carrick in 1776, for which he chose to sit.
- ^ Also elected for County Leitrim in 1798, for which he chose to sit.
References edit
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 501.
- ^ "Cavan". Ulster Historical Foundation. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
Bibliography edit
- 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.