Mallow (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Mallow was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800 and was incorporated by Charter of 1613, with a further charter of 1689. It was a manor borough, the franchise being vested in the freeholders of the manor and the returning officer its Seneschal. It was controlled by the Jephson family until the 1780s.
| Mallow | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Cork |
| Borough | Mallow |
| 1613–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Mallow |
Members of Parliament
1613–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1613 | Samuel Molyneux | James Ware | ||||
| 1634 | Sir Thomas Wenman | Donogh O'Brien | ||||
| 1639 | William Kingsmill | Thomas Beckett | ||||
| 1642 | Joshua Boyle | |||||
| 1661 | Heywood St Leger | Thomas Pooley | ||||
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | John Barret | David Nagle | ||||
| 1692 | Laurence Clayton | John Jephson | ||||
| 1695 | William Jephson | |||||
| 1699 | Bartholomew Purdon | |||||
| 1713 | William Jephson | Anthony Jephson | ||||
| 1716 | William Brodrick | |||||
| 1727 | Sir Courthorpe Clayton | |||||
| 1756 | Denham Jephson | |||||
| 1761 | William Jephson | |||||
| 1768 | Denham Jephson | |||||
| 1781 | Anthony Jephson | |||||
| 1783 | Sir James Cotter, 2nd Bt | |||||
| 1790 | John Longfield | |||||
| 1801 | Replaced by Westminster constituency Mallow | |||||
Elections
- 1692
- 1695
- 1699 (by-election)
- 1703
- 1713
- 1715
- 1716
- 1727
- 1756
- 1761
- 1768
- 1776
- 1781
- 1783
- 1790
- 1797
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,
- T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534-1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
- Tim Cadogan and Jeremiah Falvey, A Biographical Dictionary of Cork, 2006, Four Courts Press ISBN 1-84682-030-8
- 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.
See also
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