Irish constituency until 1800
Maryborough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. The town is known as Portlaoise since 1929.
Members of Parliament
- 1585 Robert Gale, Thomas Lambyne and George Harvey[1]
- 1613–1615 Sir Adam Loftus and Alexander Barrington[1]
- 1634–1635 Sir Walter Crosbie, 1st Baronet and Sir William Gilbert[1]
- 1639–1649 Sir Nicholas White (died and replaced 1644 by Henry Gilbert) and Sir William Gilbert[1]
- 1661–1666 John Gilbert and George St George (sat for Leitrim and replaced 1661 by Alexander Pigott)[2]
1689–1801
Notes
- ^ a b c d McGrath, Brid (24 October 1998). A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640–1641 (thesis). Department of History, Trinity College Dublin. hdl:2262/77206 – via www.tara.tcd.ie.
- ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 630.
- ^ from 1766 Sir John Parnell, 1st Bt
References
- 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.
