Cavan Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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
CountyCounty Cavan
BoroughCavan
1611 (1611) (1611 (1611))–1801 (1801)
Seats2
Replaced byDisfranchised

Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.

Borough

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This constituency was the borough of Cavan in County Cavan.

History

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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

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ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1613Hugh CulmeGeorge Seaton
1614Walter BradyThomas Brady
1634Brockhill TaylorAlan Cooke
1639Alan CookeEdward Lake (expelled 1640)
InterregnumIrish MPs sat in the Parliament of the Protectorate
1661William MooreThomas Ashe
1689 Patriot ParliamentPhilip Og O'ReillyHugh Reily
1692Thomas AsheRobert Saunders
1709Joseph Addison
1713Charles LambartTheophilus Clements
1715Thomas Nesbitt
1729Henry Clements
1745Robert Clements
1747Edward Weston
1750Cosby Nesbitt
1761Nathaniel Clements[a]
1768Thomas Nesbitt
1769Henry Theophilus Clements
1776Nathaniel Clements[b]
1777John Clements
1783Henry Theophilus Clements
1790Lord Charles James FitzGerald
1798Viscount Clements[c]
1798George Cavendish
1801Disenfranchised
Notes
  1. ^ Also elected for County Leitrim in 1768, for which he chose to sit.
  2. ^ Also elected for Carrick in 1776, for which he chose to sit.
  3. ^ Also elected for County Leitrim in 1798, for which he chose to sit.

References

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  1. ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 501.
  2. ^ "Cavan". Ulster Historical Foundation. Retrieved 27 December 2022.

Bibliography

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  • 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.