Dublin City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)




















Dublin City
Former constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created 1264 (1264)
Abolished 1801
Replaced by Dublin City

Dublin City was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Members of Parliament, 1264–1801


    • 2.1 1689–1801


    • 2.2 Elections


    • 2.3 Notes




  • 3 References


  • 4 Bibliography





History


In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Dublin City was represented with two members.[1] In the 1760s the radical politician Charles Lucas used the seat as his political base.



Members of Parliament, 1264–1801



  • 1560 James Stanihurst

  • 1613-1615 Richard Bolton

  • 1613-1615 Richard Barry

  • 1634-1635 Nathaniel Catelyn, Speaker


  • 1654–55: Daniel Hutchinson


  • 1656–58: Richard Tighe


  • 1659: Arthur Annesley

  • 1661 Sir William Domville

  • 1661 Sir William Davys



1689–1801






















































































































































































Election First member First party Second member Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament

Sir Michael Creagh


Terence Dermot
1692

Thomas Coote


Sir Michael Mitchell

1695

William Handcock


Sir John Rogerson

1703

John Forster
Whig

Benjamin Burton
Whig

1715

John Rogerson

1727

Samuel Burton


William Howard
1728

John Stoyte
1729

James Somerville [note 1]
1733

Humphrey French
1737

Nathaniel Pearson
1749

James Digges La Touche [note 2]
1749

Charles Burton [note 3]


Sir Samuel Cooke, 1st Bt
1758

James Dunn

1761

James Grattan


Charles Lucas
Radical/Patriot
1767

Marquess of Kildare
Patriot
1771

William Clement
1773

Redmond Morres
1776

Sir Samuel Bradstreet, 3rd Bt
Independent
1782

Travers Hartley
1784

Nathaniel Warren

1790

Lord Henry FitzGerald
Patriot

Henry Grattan
Patriot

1797

Arthur Wolfe


John Claudius Beresford
July 1798

George Ogle
 Whig

1801
Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Dublin City


Elections














































General Election 1790: Dublin City[2]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Patriot
Henry Grattan
 1695



Patriot
Lord Henry FitzGerald
 1695


Pro-Government
Lord Mayor John Exshaw
 836


Pro-Government
 Alderman Henry Gore Sankey
 776



Notes





  1. ^ Created a baronet in 1748


  2. ^ Declared not duly elected in 1749


  3. ^ Created a baronet in 1758




References





  1. ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 501


  2. ^ Grattan, Henry (1841). Memoirs of the Life and Times of the Rt. Hon. Henry Grattan, Volume 3. H. Colburn. p. 463..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




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 Commonscites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.









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