Jump to content

List of Irish MPs 1661–1666

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from List of Irish MPs 1661–66)

This is a list of members elected to the Irish House of Commons in 1661. The parliament sat until 1666 and consisted of almost 300 MPs at a time during this period.

Name Constituency Notes
James Annesley, Lord Annesley County Waterford Replace Richard Power who succeeded to a peerage in 1661
Nicholas Bayly Newry
Henry Bellingham County Louth
Randal Beresford Coleraine
Tristram Beresford County Londonderry
Sir George Bingham Castlebar
Richard Blayney County Monaghan
John Blennerhassett County Kerry
John Blennerhassett Tralee
Sir George Blundell Philipstown
Joshua Boyle Clonakilty
Murrough Boyle Kilmallock
Richard Boyle County Cork Died 1665 and replaced by Roger Boyle.
Roger Boyle County Cork
Edward Brabazon County Wicklow Elected in 1666 to replace Folliott Wingfield
Sir Thomas Bramhall Dungannon
Sir Thomas Bramhall Tuam Sat for Dungannon
St John Broderick Kinsale
Sir Allen Broderick Dungarvan
Richard Bulkeley Baltinglass
Thomas Burdett Carlow
Sir Francis Butler Old Leighlin
Lord John Butler Dublin University
Stephen Butler Belturbet Died and replaced in 1662 by his son Francis Butler
John Campbell Callan
Henry Cary Fore Elected 1662 to replace Sir Timothy Tyrrill. Died 1663 and was replaced by John Forrest
Thomas Caulfeild Charlemont
Sir Arthur Chichester Dungannon
Randolph Clayton Kinsale
John Cliffe Taghmon
Sir John Cole County Fermanagh
Sir Michael Cole Enniskillen
Sir Robert Cole Enniskillen
Dudley Colley Philipstown
Robert Colville Hillsborough
Edward Cook Clogher
Charles Coote County Roscommon Replaced 1662 by George Lane, 1st Viscount Lanesborough.
Sir Peter Courthorpe Cork City
John Craige Strabane
Edward Crofton Lanesborough
Vere Essex Cromwell County Down
James Cuffe County Mayo
Sir Thomas Dancer New Ross
Henry Davys Belfast
Hercules Davys Carrickfergus
John Davys County Antrim
Sir Paul Davys County Kildare
Sir William Davys Dublin City
William Davys County Fermanagh Died and replaced 1662 by Henry Blennerhassett
Arthur Denny County Kerry
Edward Dering Lisburn
Carey Dillon Banagher
William Domville Antrim Borough Elected when the constituency was created in 1665
Sir William Domville County Dublin Attorney-General for Ireland
Matthew Draper Clogher
Sir John Edgeworth St Johnstown (Co Longford)
Sir Maurice Eustace jnr Knocktopher
Sir Maurice Fenton Fethard (County Tipperary)
Gerald Fitzgerald Limerick City
John FitzGerald Dungarvan
Robert Fitzgerald County Kildare
Sir William Flower St Canice
Sir Arthur Forbes County Tyrone Also elected for Mullingar
Sir Robert Forth County Meath
Arthur Freke Clonakilty
Richard Gethin Newtown Limavady
Sir Thomas Gifford Trim
John Gilbert Maryborough
Sir Arthur Gore County Mayo
Sir William Gore Banagher
Robert Gorges Bandonbridge
Isaac Granier Ennis
Charles Hamilton County Donegal
Sir Francis Hamilton County Cavan
Hans Hamilton County Armagh
William Handcock County Westmeath
Sir Standish Hartstonge Limerick City
Francis Harvey Clonmines
Arthur Hill County Down
Moyses Hill Drogheda
Henry Howard Tallow By-election May 1661
Sir Henry Ingoldsby County Clare
John Jeffreys Antrim Borough Elected when the constituency was created in 1665
Robert Johnston Lisburn Elected 1665 in place of Sir Edward Smith
Oliver Jones Knocktopher
Oliver Jones County Roscommon
Sir Theophilus Jones County Meath
Thomas Keating Ballynakill
Sir Robert King Ballyshannon
Sir William King County Limerick
William Knight Belfast
Sir Richard Kyrle Cork City
George Lane County Roscommon
Sir Richard Lane, 1st Baronet Tuam Elected 1665 to replace Robert Ormesby
Dr Dudley Loftus Bannow
Nicholas Loftus Fethard (County Wexford)
John Lyndon Killybegs
Boyle Maynard Youghal
Amos Meredith Ballynakill
Charles Meredyth Old Leighlin
Sir Audley Mervyn County Tyrone Speaker and Prime Serjeant
Henry Mervyn Augher
Sir Hugh Middleton Castlebar Replaced William Rowse, who had been absent without leave
Martin Noel Wexford Borough
Henry O'Brien, Lord Ibrackan County Clare
Robert Oliver County Limerick
Sir Richard Osborne County Waterford
Richard Palfrey Augher
Sir John Perceval County Cork Died 1665 and was replaced by John St Leger.
William Petty Inistioge
Henry Piers St Johnstown (Co Longford)
Alexander Pigott Maryborough
John Ponsonby County Kilkenny
Thomas Pooley Mallow
John Povey Swords
Richard Power County Waterford Succeeded to peerage 1661 and replaced by James, Lord Annesley
John Preston Navan
Sir Nicholas Purdon Baltimore
William Purefoy Ennis
John Read Bandonbridge
Sir George Rawdon Carlingford
Robert Reading Ratoath Elected 1662 to replace Richard Boughton
Sir Richard Reynell Athboy
Edward Richardson County Armagh
Sir Oliver St George County Galway
Sir Heywood St Leger Mallow
Launcelot Sandes Dingle
Sir James Shaen Clonmel
Robert Shapcote Wicklow Borough
Robert Shapcote Thomastown Sat for Wicklow Borough
Sir John Skeffington County Antrim
Owen Silver Youghal
Boyle Smith Tallow Elected April 1661. Died May 1661.
Edward Smith Lisburn Resigned in 1665 on appointment as Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland)
Erasmus Smith Ardee Replaced John Ruxton, who had been expelled
Richard Southwell Askeaton
Sir Thomas Stanley County Louth
Alexander Staples Strabane Expelled and replaced 1665 by Sir Peter Harvey
Richard Stephens Ardee Replaced John Chambers, who had been expelled
Archibald Stewart Tallow By-election May 1661
John Temple Carlow Solicitor-General for Ireland. Acted as Speaker, 1661-2, while the previous Speaker, Sir Audley Mervyn was in London.
Sir John Temple County Carlow
Sir William Temple County Carlow
Sir Henry Tichborne Sligo Borough
Richard Townsend Baltimore
Marcus Trevor County Down Ennobled 1662 and replaced by Vere Essex Cromwell
Sir Henry Tynte County Cork Died 1661 and replaced by Sir John Perceval, 1st Baronet.
Arthur Upton Carrickfergus
Nicholas Ward Downpatrick
Sir James Ware Dublin University
John Weaver King's County
William Weldon Athy
Oliver Wheeler St Canice
Folliott Wingfield Tallow April 1661 - sat for County Wicklow
Folliott Wingfield County Wicklow Created Viscount Powerscourt in 1665

References

[edit]
  • "Part II; Parliaments of Ireland". Return of the name of every member of the lower house of parliament of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with name of constituency represented, and date of return, from 1213 to 1874. Command papers. Vol. C.69-I. HMSO. 1878. pp. 603–691.