Callan (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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| Callan | |
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| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Kilkenny |
| Borough | Callan |
| 1264–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
History[edit]
Callan was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. It was established by royal charter in 1585, apparently at the request of Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond. He was a cousin of Elizabeth I on her mother's side, and one of the few Irish leaders in whom she had complete trust. It was very much a Butler "family borough", whose seats were held by families like the Comerfords, who were Butler clients.
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Callan was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1585–1801[edit]
- 1585 Gerald Comerford and Edward Brennan [2]
- 1613–1615 Pierce Hayden and William Rothe (died and replaced by Richard Forrestal) [2]
- 1634–1635 Edward Comerford and Lord Maltravers[3]
- 1639–1649 Edward Comerford and Sir Thomas Wharton (resigned and replaced 1640 by Richard Bellings (expelled 1642))[3]
- 1661–1666 John Campbell and Henry Baker (Baker died and replaced 1662 by Matthew Harrison)[3]
1689–1801[edit]
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Walter Butler | Thady Meagher | ||||
| 1692 | Samuel Booth | Sir Henry Wemys | ||||
| 1703 | Francis Flood[note 1] | Silvester Crosse | ||||
| 1705 | John Pacey | |||||
| 1713 | Francis Flood | |||||
| 1715 | James Agar | |||||
| 1727 | Warden Flood | Henry Wemys | ||||
| 1751 | James Wemys | |||||
| 1761 | James Agar[note 2] | Patrick Wemys[note 2] | ||||
| 1762 | Henry Flood[note 3] | Irish Patriot Party | James Wemys | |||
| 1765 | Jocelyn Flood | |||||
| 1767 | John Flood | |||||
| 1776 | Hercules Langrishe[note 3] | |||||
| June 1776 | Pierce Butler | George Agar | ||||
| 1783 | John Bourke O'Flaherty | |||||
| 1790 | William Meeke | Nathaniel Warren | ||||
| March 1796 | Hon. Francis James Mathew | |||||
| November 1796 | Charles Kendal Bushe | |||||
| 1798 | Patrick Welch | |||||
| 1799 | James Savage | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 502.
- ^ a b McGrath, Brid (22 June 1998). A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641 (thesis). Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History. hdl:2262/77206 – via www.tara.tcd.ie.
- ^ a b c Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 620.
Bibliography[edit]
- 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.