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Castlebar (Parliament Of Ireland Constituency)
Castlebar was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1614 to 1800. The area is in County Mayo. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those who were married to Catholics could not vote. History In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II James II may refer to: * James II of Avesnes (died c. 1205), knight of the Fourth Crusade * James II of Majorca (died 1311), Lord of Montpellier * James II of Aragon (1267–1327), King of Sicily * James II, Count of La Marche (1370–1438), King C ..., Castlebar was represented with two members. Members of Parliament, 1613–1801 *1613–1615 Sir John Bingham and Thomas Peyton *1634–1635 Sir Henry Bingham, 1st Bt *1639–1648 Sir Henry Bingham, 1st Bt and Sir George Carr *1661–1666 Sir George Bingham, 2nd Bt and William Rowse (AWOL and replaced 1665 by Sir Hugh Middleton, 3rd Baronet) 1689–1801 Notes References Bibliography * * {{coord missing, County Mayo Castlebar Constituencies of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borough Constituency
In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one member to the House of Commons. Within the United Kingdom there are five bodies with members elected by electoral districts called " constituencies" as opposed to "wards": * The House of Commons (see Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom) * The Scottish Parliament (see Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions) * The Senedd (see Senedd constituencies and electoral regions) * The Northern Ireland Assembly (see Northern Ireland Assembly constituencies) * The London Assembly (see List of London Assembly constituencies) Between 1921 and 1973 the following body also included members elected by constituencies: * The Parliament of Northern Ireland (see Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies) Electoral areas called constituencies were previously used in elections to the European Parliament, prior to the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union (s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Cuffe
Gerald Cuffe (24 July 1669 – after 1715) was an Irish politician. Cuffe was born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College, Dublin."Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860) George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p199: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 He sat in the House of Commons of Ireland from 1703 to 1714, as a Member of Parliament for Castlebar Castlebar () is the county town of County Mayo, Ireland. Developing around a 13th century castle of the de Barry family, from which the town got its name, the town now acts as a social and economic focal point for the surrounding hinterland. Wit .... He was the son of Sir James Cuffe (died 1678) and Alice Aungier. References 1669 births Year of death unknown Irish MPs 1703–1713 Irish MPs 1713–1714 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Mayo constituencies Alumni of Trinit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John William Hamilton (Irish Politician)
John William Hamilton was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1900. He was the chancellor of American University from 1916 until 1922. He was the older brother of Franklin Elmer Ellsworth Hamilton, who was also both a Methodist Bishop and the Chancellor of American University. Birth and family John was born March 18, 1845 in Weston, Virginia (now West Virginia). He was the son of the Rev. William Cooper Patrick and Henrietta Maria (Dean) Hamilton. William was a respected clergy member of the Pittsburgh Annual Conference of the M.E. Church. He served churches in western Pennsylvania, western Virginia and eastern Ohio. John Hamilton was married twice. In 1873 he married Julia Elizabeth Battelle of Covington, Kentucky. She died in 1883. In 1888 he married her sister, Emma Lydia Battelle. She died in 1915. Hamilton was the father of two children, one from each marriage. Education and military service After attending Summerfield Academy, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Kirwan (Irish Politician)
Edward Dominick Geoffrey Martin Kirwan (5 August 1814 – 27 June 1890) was an English clergyman, author and cricketer who played in first-class cricket matches for Cambridge University between 1834 and 1837. He was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire and died at Dover Dover () is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies south-east of Canterbury and east of Maidstone ..., Kent. As a cricketer, Kirwan played in six Cambridge matches as a batsman; there is no record that he bowled. He was not notably successful in any of his first-class matches and his highest score in nine innings was just 15; he was not selected for the University Match against Oxford University in any of his Cambridge seasons. Kirwan's younger brother, John, was very much more successful in his cricket career and played alongside him in a few Cambridge games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Knox (born 1728)
John Knox ( gd, Iain Cnocc; born – 24 November 1572) was a Scottish minister, Reformed theologian, and writer who was a leader of the country's Reformation. He was the founder of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. Born in Giffordgate, a street in Haddington, East Lothian, Knox is believed to have been educated at the University of St Andrews and worked as a notary-priest. Influenced by early church reformers such as George Wishart, he joined the movement to reform the Scottish church. He was caught up in the and political events that involved the murder of Cardinal David Beaton in 1546 and the intervention of the regent Mary of Guise. He was taken prisoner by French forces the following year and exiled to England on his release in 1549. While in exile, Knox was licensed to work in the Church of England, where he rose in the ranks to serve King Edward VI of England as a royal chaplain. He exerted a reforming influence on the text of the ''Book of Common Prayer''. In E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Gore (Irish Politician)
Richard Gore (died 1622) was an English merchant adventurer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1604 to 1611. Life Gore was the son of Gerard Gore, an alderman of the City of London. He was auditor from 1601 to 1603. In 1604, Gore was elected Member of Parliament for City of London The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the historic centre and constitutes, alongside Canary Wharf, the primary central business district (CBD) of London. It constituted most of London f ... and sat until 1611. He was Auditor again from 1606 to 1608. Gore went to live at Hamburg in connection with the merchant adventurers and lived there many years before his death in 1622. Gore was the brother of Sir John Gore, Lord Mayor in 1624/25, and of William Gore, alderman and Sheriff in 1615/16. References Year of birth missing 16th-century births 1622 deaths Members of the Parliament of England for the City of Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayo (Parliament Of Ireland Constituency)
Mayo was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, but on a highly restrictive fr ... from 1611 to 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote. Members of Parliament * 1585 Thomas Williams and John Browne * 1613–1614 Tiobóid na Long Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo and Sir Thomas Burke * 1634–1635 Sir Thomas Bourke and Sir Roger O'Shaunessy * 1639–1649 Sir Theobald Bourke, Baronet, and Thomas Bourke * 1658 Sir Thomas Sadlier * 1661 Sir Arthur Gore and Sir James Cuffe 1689–1801 Notes References * {{coord missing, County Mayo Historic constituencies in County Mayo Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) 1611 establishments in Ireland 1800 disestablishments in Ireland Constitu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Bingham, 1st Earl Of Lucan
Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan (22 September 1735 – 29 March 1799), known as Sir Charles Bingham, 7th Baronet, from 1750 until 1776, was an Irish peer and politician. Background He was the second son of Sir John Bingham, 5th Baronet, and his wife Anne Vesey, daughter of Agmondesham Vesey. In 1750, Bingham succeeded his older brother John as baronet. Career Bingham was appointed High Sheriff of Mayo in 1756. He was elected as Member of Parliament for both Castlebar and Mayo in 1761, and chose to sit for the latter. He was returned to the Irish House of Commons until 1776, when he was elevated to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Lucan, of Castlebar in the County of Mayo. As his title enabled him only to take a seat in the Irish House of Lords, Bingham was not restricted from entering the British House of Commons for Northampton in 1782, representing it until two years later. In 1795, Bingham was further ennobled in the Peerage of Ireland as Earl of Lucan, of Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Cooper (1732–1800)
Joshua Cooper (1732 – 16 December 1800) was an Irish landowner and politician from County Sligo. Cooper was educated at Trinity College Dublin.''Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860)'', George Dames Burtchaell/ Thomas Ulick Sadleir p. 175: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 He sat in the House of Commons of Ireland from 1761 to 1783, as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Castlebar from 1761 to 1768, and for County Sligo 1768 to 1783. He was made a Privy Councillor A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a state, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally a committee of the mon ... in 1776 by King George III. Cooper was the older of two sons of Joshua Cooper MP and his wife Mary, the daughter of Richard Bingham of Newbrook, County Mayo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Mitchell (Irish Politician)
Henry Mitchell may refer to: Fictional characters * Henry Mitchell, a fictional character from the television series ''Charmed''; see List of ''Charmed'' characters * Henry Mitchell, a fictional character, Dennis's father in the U.S. comic strip '' Dennis the Menace'' * Henry Ramsay (Neighbours), also known as Henry Mitchell, fictional character in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' Law and politics * Henry Mitchell (Irish judge) (c. 1320–1384), Irish judge of the fourteenth century * Henry Mitchell (New York politician) (1784–1856), American politician * Henry L. Mitchell (1831–1903), 16th Governor of Florida Sportspeople * Henry Mitchell (footballer) (1874–1943), Australian rules footballer * Kent Mitchell (Henry Kent Mitchell II, born 1939), American rower and Olympic medalist Other uses * Henry Mitchell (oceanographer) (1830–1902), American oceanographer, namesake of USC&GS Mitchell * Henry Mitchell (mill owner) (1824–1898), British woollen mill owner * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Browne, 1st Earl Of Altamont
John Browne, 1st Earl of Altamont (c.1709 – 4 July 1776), known as The Lord Mount Eagle between 1760 and 1768 and as The Viscount Westport between 1768 and 1771, was an Irish peer and politician. He began the building of Westport House and the town of Westport. Background and education Browne was the only son of Peter Browne, a prosperous Catholic landowner in County Mayo, and Mary Daly. He was a grandson of Colonel John Browne, a signatory of the Treaty of Limerick, and of Denis Daly, judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland). His sisters were Roman Catholics but he himself was a member of the Church of Ireland. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, in July 1725. Career Browne was High Sheriff of Mayo in 1731, and was elected Member of Parliament for Castlebar in 1744, an office he held until 1760, although he rarely attended Parliament. He was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Mount Eagle, of Westport in the County of Mayo, and in 1768 he was created Visc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wynne (died 1747)
John Wynne ( – 9 February 1747) was an Irish politician. He sat in the House of Commons of Ireland from 1727 to 1747 as a Member of Parliament for Castlebar Castlebar () is the county town of County Mayo, Ireland. Developing around a 13th century castle of the de Barry family, from which the town got its name, the town now acts as a social and economic focal point for the surrounding hinterland. Wit .... References 1690 births Year of birth uncertain 1747 deaths Irish MPs 1727–1760 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Mayo constituencies {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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