Athlone (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
{{short description|Pre-1801 Irish constituency}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox UK constituency
| name = Athlone
| type = borough
| borough = Athlone
| county = County Westmeath
| region = Ireland
| parliament = ihc
| year = 1607
| abolished = 1801
| next = Athlone
}}
Athlone was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote. Following the Acts of Union 1800 the borough became the Westminster constituency of Athlone.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Athlone was represented by two members.{{sfn|O'Hart|2007|p=504}}
Members of Parliament, 1607–1801
- 1613–1615: Walter Nugent of Portloman and Richard St John (or St George){{cite book|title=Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2|page=636}}
- 1634–1635: Edward, Lord Brabazon{{cite book|title=Strafford in Ireland 1633–1641: A Study in Absolutism|first=Hugh|last=Kearney|page=231}} and John Comyn
- 1639–1649: Oliver Jones and William Summers
- 1661–1666: Ridgeley Hatfield and Arthur St George
=1689–1801=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Election | colspan=3|First MP | colspan=3|Second MP |
|---|---|---|
| 1689
| style="background-color: white" | | | style="background-color: white" | | x | ||
| 1692
| style="background-color: white" | | | style="background-color: white" | | | ||
| 1703
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: white" | | rowspan="2" | William Jones | rowspan="2" | | style="background-color: white" | | | ||
| 1715
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: white" | | rowspan="2" | Henry St George I | rowspan="2" | | ||
| 1723
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: white" | | rowspan="2" | Gustavus Handcock | rowspan="2" | | ||
| 1723
| rowspan="5" style="background-color: white" | | rowspan="5" | George St George | rowspan="5" | | ||
| 1
| 1727 | style="background-color: white" | | | ||
| 1732
| style="background-color: white" | | | ||
| 1751
| style="background-color: white" | | | ||
| 1759
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: white" | | rowspan="3" | William Handcock I | rowspan="3" | | ||
| 1761
| style="background-color: white" | | | ||
| 1763
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: white" | | rowspan="2" | Richard St GeorgeCreated a baronet in 1766 | rowspan="2" | | ||
| 1783
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: white" | | rowspan="3" | William Handcock II | rowspan="3" | | ||
| 1789
| style="background-color: white" | | Sir Richard St George, 2nd Bt | | ||
| 1800
| style="background-color: white" | | | ||
| 1801
| | colspan="5" | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Athlone |
=Notes=
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References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book | last = O'Hart | first = John | title = The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland | publisher = Heritage Books | volume = II | ISBN = 0-7884-1927-7 | date = 2007 }}
- Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), {{ISBN|978-1-903688-09-0}}
- T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534–1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
- {{Rayment-hc-ie|date=March 2012}}
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Category:1607 establishments in Ireland
Category:1800 disestablishments in Ireland
Category:Constituencies established in 1607
Category:Constituencies disestablished in 1800
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
Category:Historic constituencies in County Westmeath