County Westmeath (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

County Westmeath
Former county constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
CountyCounty Westmeath
? (?) (? (?))–1801 (1801)
Seats2
Replaced byWestmeath (UKHC)

County Westmeath was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until the Acts of Union in 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote. Under the terms of the Acts of Union 1800, it was succeeded by the Westminter constituency of County Westmeath.

Members of Parliament

It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland.

  • 1560
    • Sir Thomas Nugent[1]
    • Sir George Stanley[1]
  • 1585
    • Edward Nugent of Dysert[1]
    • Edward Nugent of Morton[1]
  • 1613–1615
    • Sir Christopher Nugent of Meyrath[1]
    • Edward Nugent of Portloman[1] (died and replaced 1615 by Edmond Nugent of Roconnel)
  • 1634–1635
  • 1639–1649
    • Sir James Dillon (expelled 1642 as rebel)[1]
    • Sir Luke Fitzgerald of Tecroghan (expelled 1642 as rebel)[1]
  • 1661–1666

1689–1801

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament William Nugent Hon Col. Henry Dillon
1692 Dillon Pollard Robert Rochfort
1695 George Peyton
1703 William Handcock
1707 George Rochfort
1707 John Cooke
1713 Edward Pakenham
1715 John Wood
1721 William Handcock
1723 Richard Levinge[2]
1727 George Rochfort Anthony Malone
1731 Robert Rochfort
1738 Arthur Rochfort
1761 George Rochfort, Viscount Belfield Richard Rochfort
1768 Anthony Malone
1776 Robert Rochfort Benjamin Chapman[3]
1783 Richard Malone
1784 William Smyth
1798 Gustavus Hume Rochfort
1801 Replaced by Westminster constituency Westmeath

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 636.
  2. ^ from 1724 Sir Richard Levinge, 2nd Bt
  3. ^ from 1782 Sir Benjamin Chapman

References

  • Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2006). MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800. Ulster Historical Foundation. ISBN 1-903688-60-4.
  • 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.