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Fethard (County Tipperary) (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Pre-1801 Irish constituency Not to be confused with Fethard (County Wexford) (Parliament of Ireland constituency).

Fethard
Former borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
CountyCounty Tipperary
BoroughFethard
1608 (1608) (1608 (1608))–1801 (1801)
Replaced byDisfranchised

Fethard was a constituency in County Tipperary 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, Fethard was represented with two members.

Members of Parliament, 1560–1801

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1560 Nicholas Hackett Theobald Nash
1585 William Nash David Wale
1613 Edward Everard Redmond Hackett
1634 Thomas Everard Thomas Hennes
1639 Thomas Hennes Patrick Vyne
1661 Nicolas Everard Sir Maurice Fenton, 1st Baronet
1689 Patriot Parliament Sir John Everard, Bt James Tobin
1692 Thomas Clere Richard Sankey
1695 Matthew Jacob Thomas Carter
1703 Epaphroditus Marsh
1713 Sir Redmond Everard, 4th Bt Cornelius O'Callaghan I
1715 Epaphroditus Marsh Guy Moore
1719 Stephen Moore I
1727 Matthew Jacob John Clere
1755 Robert O'Callaghan
1761 Cornelius O'Callaghan II Stephen Moore II
1768 Cornelius O'Callaghan III
later 1st Baron Lismore 		John Croker
1776 David Walsh
1783 Thomas Barton
1785 Daniel Gahan
1798 John Taylor William Ponsonby
1801 Disenfranchised

See also

Notes

Fethard, South Tipperary

References

  1. O'Hart 2007, p. 503.
  2. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 632.

Bibliography

  • O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7.
  • 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.
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