| Waterford City | |
|---|---|
| Former Corporation constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1264 |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Waterford City - One seat |
Waterford City was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1264 to 1800. Following the Act of Union of 1800 the borough retained one seat.
Boundaries and Boundary Changes
This constituency was based in the city of Waterford in County Waterford.
History
It was incorporated by charter in 1264 with freeholders and freemen.
Members of Parliament
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1560 | Maurice Wise | Peter Stronge[1] | ||||
| 1585 | Nicholas Walsh | Speaker | Sir Patrick Walsh[1] | |||
| 1613 | Richard Wadding | Paul Sherlock[1] | ||||
| 1634 | William Dobbin | Richard Strange[1] | ||||
| 1639 | Richard Butler | John Walsh[2] | ||||
| 1661 | William Hulsey | John Eyers[1] | ||||
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | John Porter | Nicholas FitzGerald | ||||
| 1692 | Henry Nicholls | Anthony Suxbury | ||||
| 1695 | Richard Christmas | |||||
| 1703 | Maynard Christian | |||||
| 1713 | Thomas Christmas | |||||
| 1715 | John Mason | |||||
| 1738 | Ambrose Congreve | |||||
| 1739 | Robert Carew | |||||
| 1741 | Christmas Paul | |||||
| 1747 | Samuel Barker | |||||
| 1748 | Shapland Carew | |||||
| 1761 | Cornelius Bolton | Henry Alcock | ||||
| 1769 | Shapland Carew | |||||
| 1776 | Cornelius Bolton | Robert Shapland Carew | ||||
| 1783 | Henry Alcock | |||||
| 1798 | William Congreve Alcock | |||||
| 1801 | Replaced by Westminster constituency Waterford City | |||||
See also
References
- Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 1-903688-09-4, on line [1]
- T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534-1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
- 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.