Newtownards (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

54.595°N 5.703°W / 54.595; -5.703

Newtownards
Former borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
CountyCounty Down
BoroughNewtownards
 () ( ())–1801 (1801)
Replaced byDisfranchised
Not to be confused with Newtown Limavady (Parliament of Ireland constituency).

Newtownards was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

Members of Parliament

1613–1801

The town was incorporated on 1 April 1613 and a privilege of that incorporation was to send two burgers to serve as members of Parliament.[1] Members of Parliament from 1613 to 1800 inclusive:[2]

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1613 George Conyngham, Loghriscoll James Cathcart, Ballenyane
1634 Hugh Montgomery, Master of the Ardes Edward Trevor
1639 Hugh Montgomery John Trevor, Balleclender
1640 (February) George Montgomery, Ballylessan
1640 (March) George Montgomery
1661 William Montgomery, Rosemount Charles Campbell, Donaghadee, Dublin
1692 Robert Echlin Thomas Knox
1695 Clotworthy Upton[3][4] Charles Campbell
1703 George Carpenter
1705 Brabazon Ponsonby
1715 Richard Tighe
1725 William Ponsonby
1727 John Denny Vesey[5] Robert Jocelyn
1739 John Ponsonby
1750 Chambre Brabazon Ponsonby
1761 Richard Ponsonby Redmond Morres
1768 Thomas Le Hunt John Ponsonby[6]
1769 Sir William Morres, 1st Bt
1775 Cornelius O'Callaghan Arthur Dawson
1776 Sir John Browne, 7th Bt James Somerville
October 1783 William Brabazon Ponsonby[7] Lodge Evans Morres[8]
1783 John Ponsonby George Lowther
1785 Sir William Morres, 3rd Bt
1788 Henry Alexander
1790 Richard Annesley John I La Touche
1796 John II La Touche
1798 Sir John Blaquiere, 1st Bt Robert Alexander
1800 Du Pre Alexander
1801 Constituency disenfranchised

Notes
  1. Montgomery & Hill 1869, p. 67.
  2. "The [following] list has been kindly supplied by T. K. Lowry, Esq., Editor of the Hamilton Manuscripts" (Montgomery & Hill 1869, pp. 67, 68):
    • 1613, April — George Conyngham, Esq., Loghriscoll. James Cathcart, Esq., Ballenyane.
    • 1634, June — Hugh Montgomery, Master of the Ardes, Newtown (Newtownards).
    • 1639, March 2 — Hugh Montgomery, Newtown. John Trevor, Esq., Balleclender.
    • 1640, Feb. — George Montgomery, Ballylessan, vice H. Montgomery, sick.
    • 1640, March — G. Montgomery.
    • 1661, April 18 — William Montgomery, Esq., Rosemount. Charles Campbell, Gent., Donaghadee, Dublin.
    • 1692, Sept. 26 — Robert Echlin, Esq., Rush, Dublin. Thomas Knox, Esq., Dungannon, Tyrone.
    • 1695, Aug. 19 — Clotworthy Upton, Esq., Castle Upton, Antrim. Charles Campbell, Esq., Dublin.
    • 1703, Sept. 21 — George Carpenter, Esq., Longwood, Hants. Charles Campbell, Esq., Dublin.
    • 1704, Feb. 23 — Brabazon Ponsonby, Esq., Bessborough, Kilkenny, vice Carpenter absent on the Queen's service in England.
    • 1713, Oct. 29 — Brabazon Ponsonby, Esq., Bessborough, Kilkenny. Charles Campbell, Esq., Dublin.
    • 1715, Nov. 4 — Richard Tighe, Esq., Dublin. Charles Campbell, Esq. , Dublin.
    • 1725, Nov. 9 — Wm. Ponsonby, Bessborough, Kilkenny, vice Campbell, deceased.
    • 1727, Nov. 8 — John Denny Vesey (Bart.), Abbyleix, Queen's County. Robert Joeelyn, Esq., Dublin.
    • 1739, Oct. 23 — John Ponsonby, Bishops' Court, Kildare, vico Joeelyn, Lord Chancellor.
    • 1750, April 26 — Chambre Brabazon Ponsonby, Esq., Ashgrove, Kilkenny, vice Vesey, Lord Knapton.
    • 1761, May 2 — Richard Ponsonby, Dublin. Redmond Morres, Esq., Rathgar, Dublin.
    • 1768, July 16 — John Ponsonby, Bishops' Court, Kildare. Thomas Le Hunte, Esq., Dublin.
    • 1769, Oct. 30 — Sir William Evans Morres, Bart., Kilcreen, Kilkenny.
    • 1775, Oct. 10 — Cornelius O'Callaghan (the elder), Esq. Arthur Dawson, Esq.
    • 1776, June 18 — John Browne of the Neale, (Bart.) James Summerville, Esq.
    • 1783, Oct. 4 — William Brabazon Ponsonby, Esq. Lodge Morres, Esq.
    • 1785, Jan. 20 — John Ponsonby. Sir William Evans Ryves Morres, Bart.
    • 1788, Feb., 4 — Henry Alexander, Esq., vice Ponsonby, deceased.
    • 1790, July, 2 — Richard Annesley, John La Touche, Esq.
    • 1796, Mar., 2 — John La Touche. jun., Esq.
    • 1798, Jan., 9 — Sir John Blacquiere, K.B. Robert Alexander, Esq.
    • 1800, Feb., 3 — Dupre Alexander, vice Robt. Alexander.
  3. Bergin 2009.
  4. This Clotworthy Upton was the uncle of Clotworthy Upton, 1st Baron Templetown (1721–1785). Upton's estate was inherited by his brother Lieutenant Colonel John Upton (1671-1740); John's youngest son, also Clotworthy Upton, later succeeded to the estate and was created Baron Templetown in 1776
  5. from 1730 Sir John Vesey, 2nd Bt
  6. Also returned for Co. Kilkenny, for which he chose to sit
  7. Also returned for Co. Kilkenny, for which he chose to sit
  8. Also returned for Bandon Bridge, for which he chose to sit

References
  • Bergin, John (2009). "Upton, Arthur". In Kinsella, Eoin; Clavin, Terry; Evers, Liz; Gallagher, Niav; Maume, Patrick; O'Riordan, Turlough (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Royal Irish Academy; Cambridge University Press. doi:10.3318/dib.008767.v1. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  • Montgomery, William; Hill, George (1869), The Montgomery manuscripts: (1603–1706) Comp. from family papers by William Montgomery, of Rosemount; and edited with notes, Belfast: Archer, p. 67 (footnote 65)
  • 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.
  • Upton, William Henry, ed. (1893). UPTON FAMILY RECORDS BEING Genealogical Collections for an Upton Family History (PDF) (Privately printed ed.). London: Mitchell and Hughes. pp. 41–49.
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