Carlow Borough

Carlow Borough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons.

Boundaries and Boundary Changes

This constituency was the borough of Carlow in County Carlow.

Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough retained one parliamentary seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

Members of Parliament

It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland from 1613 to 1800.

Members of Parliament

It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland from 1613 to 1800.

• 1613–1615
  • Sir John Bere, Kt., Dublin, Sergeant-at-Law,
  • Sir John Jacob, Kt., Dublin, Solicitor General for Ireland
• 1634–1635
  • Barnaby O'Brien ("absent in England", replaced in January 1634, Edward Harman)
  • James Rawson, Dublin
• 1639–1649
  • Robert Hartpole of Shrule Castle, Queen's County (disqualified for Rebellion in June 1642)
  • Thomas Harman, Athy, Co. Kildare.
• 1661–1666
  • John Temple (Kt.), Palmerstown, Co. Dublin
  • Thomas Burdett,Garryhill, Co. Carlow.
• 1689–1689 (Members of the Patriot Parliament)
  • Mark Baggot
  • John Warren
• 1692–1693
  • Sir William Russell, Bart.
  • Walter Weldon, Rahinderry, Queen's County
• 1695–1699
  • Edmond Jones
  • Robert Curtis, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary.
• 1703–1713
  • Richard Wolseley, Esq., Mount Arran, (now Mount Wolseley), Tullow, Co. Carlow.
  • Charles Howard (not duly elected and replaced in October 1703 by Walter Weldon).
• 1713–1714
  • Walter Weldon.
  • Thomas Burdett, Garryhill
• 1715–1727
  • Richard Wolseley (died and replaced by John Hamilton, Holmpatrick, Co. Dublin)
  • Walter Weldon
• 1727–1760
  • James Hamilton, Cloghnowe, Johnstown, Co. Dublin
  • Richard Wolseley (Bart.), Mount Arran.
• 1761–1768
  • Robert Burton (died, replaced by Robert Doyne, junr., Wells, Co. Carlow)
  • Sir Richard Wolseley, Bart.
• 1769–1776
  • John Hyde, Castle Hyde, Co. Cork (also elected for County Cork, for which he declared. Seat taken by James Somerville.
  • Edward Hoare
• 1776–1783
  • John Ponsonby (also elected for County Kilkenny, for which he declared. Seat taken by Arthur Dawson
  • John Prendergast
• 1783–1790
  • Sir John Browne
  • Charles Desvoeux
• 1790–1797
  • Sir John Browne (created Baron Kilmaine, replaced by James Caulfield Browne)
  • Charles Des Voeux
• 1798–1800
  • Henry Sadlier Pritter, Esq.
  • William Elliot (also elected for County Kilkenny, for which he declared. Seat taken by John Wolfe)

Elections

• 1613, May
• 1634, July
• 1639, Mar.
• 1642, June
• 1661, May
• 1689, May
• 1692, Sept.
• 1695, Aug.
• 1703, Sept.
• 1713, Nov.
• 1715, Oct.
• 1725, Sept.
• 1727, Sept.
• 1761, Oct.
• 1765, Oct.
• 1768, Oct.
• 1776, June
• 1783, Oct.
• 1790, Jan.
• 1790, July
• 1798, Jan.

References

• Lord Walter FitzGerald, "The Castle and Manor of Carlow, Part II", in Journal of the County Kildare Archaeological Society And Surrounding Districts 6:5 (January 1911), 364-397 (396)

See also

• List of Irish constituencies

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