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Navan (Parliament Of Ireland Constituency)
Navan was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. Members of Parliament * 1560 Patrick Warren and John Wakeley * 1585 Thomas Warren and Thomas Wakeley * 1613–1615 John Warren and Patrick Begg of Boranstown * 1634–1635 Laurence Dowdall of Athlumney and Patrick D'Arcy * 1639–1642 Patrick Manning and Thomas Nangle, 19th Baron of Navan (both expelled) * 1642–1649 William Whyte (died and replaced 1643 by Simon Luttrell) and Walter Harding * 1661–1686 John Preston (Alderman), John Preston and Henry Packenham 1689–1801 References * {{coord missing, County Meath Historic constituencies in County Meath Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) 1800 disestablishments in Ireland Constituencies disestablished in 1800 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navan
Navan ( ; , meaning "the Cave") is the county town and largest town of County Meath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is at the confluence of the River Boyne and Leinster Blackwater, Blackwater, around 50 km northwest of Dublin. At the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, it had a population of 33,886, making it the List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland, ninth largest settlement in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is in a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of the same name. Etymology The Irish language, Modern Irish name ''An Uaimh'' is most likely derived from the prehistoric burial mound ''An Odhbha,'' named after Odhbha, the first wife of Érimón. It is likely the result of ''Odbha'' being later misunderstood and confused by locals with the similar sounding and much more familiar word ''uaimh,'' or ''uamha,'' which also has a very similar meaning "cave, crypt or souterrain"''.'' The English language, Modern English name Navan is likely either an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Preston (1700–1753)
John Preston may refer to: Politicians *John Preston (died 1434), Member of Parliament (MP) for Sussex (UK Parliament constituency), Sussex *John Preston (c. 1578 – c. 1642), MP for Lancaster (UK Parliament constituency), Lancaster *John Preston (alderman) (1611–1686), mayor of Dublin in 1654 *John Preston (died 1732), MP for County Meath (Parliament of Ireland constituency), County Meath *John Preston (died 1753), MP for Navan (Parliament of Ireland constituency), Navan *John Preston (died 1781), MP for Navan (Parliament of Ireland constituency), Navan *John Preston, 1st Baron Tara (1764–1821), Irish politician *John B. Preston, first Surveyor General of the Oregon Territory Fiction *John Preston, a fictional character in the 2002 feature film ''Equilibrium (film), Equilibrium'' *John James Preston, a fictional character in the American TV series ''Sex and the City'' *''Alias John Preston'', a 1955 British horror film Military *John S. Preston (1809–1881), American Civil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constituencies Of The Parliament Of Ireland (pre-1801)
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provide the voters therein with representation in a legislature or other polity. That legislative body, the state's constitution, or a body established for that purpose determines each district's boundaries and whether each will be represented by a single member or multiple members. Generally, only voters (''constituents'') who reside within the district are permitted to vote in an election held there. The district representative or representatives may be elected by single-winner first-past-the-post system, a multi-winner proportional representative system, or another voting method. The district members may be selected by a direct election under wide adult enfranchisement, an indirect election, or direct election using another form of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historic Constituencies In County Meath
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John Preston, 1st Baron Tara
John Preston, 1st Baron Tara (4 November 1764 – 18 July 1821), was an Irish politician. Preston was the son of John Preston, a descendant of a younger brother of Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara, second son of Christopher Preston, 4th Viscount Gormanston. He inherited Bellinter House. He was elected to the Irish House of Commons as one of two representatives for Navan in 1783 (aged only 18), a seat he held until the Irish Parliament was abolished in 1800. He was raised to the Peerage of Ireland The peerage of Ireland consists of those Peerage, titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lordship of Ireland, Lord or Monarchy of Ireland, King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great B ... the same year as Baron Tara, of Bellinter in the County of Meath, a reward for his support for the Union. Lord Tara was childless and the title became extinct on his death in July 1821, aged 56. References {{DEFAU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1783 Irish General Election
General elections were held in the Kingdom of Ireland in 1783, the first after the passing of the series of constitutional legal changes known as the Constitution of 1782, which lifted the substantial legal restrictions on the Irish parliament. The elections were fought in a highly charged political atmosphere, with a major emphasis on the issues of parliamentary reform and free trade. Following the election, Edmund Pery, 1st Viscount Pery, Sexton Pery was re-elected Speaker of the Irish House of Commons, Speaker. Henry Grattan, the leader of the Patriot Party, had rejected an office in government in 1782, choosing instead to continue his role in opposition. Instead, the Dublin Castle administration was undertaken by a group that was referred to by Edmund Burke as the Junta; dominated by individuals such as John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare, John FitzGibbon, the new Attorney General and later Lord Chancellor. John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel, John Foster was appointed as the Junta' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Pratt (politician)
James Pratt may refer to: * James Pratt (groom) (1805–1835), London man; one of the last two to be hanged for sodomy in England * James T. Pratt (1802–1887), American politician * James Bissett Pratt (1875–1944), philosopher * James Norwood Pratt (born 1942), author and authority on wine and tea * James Michael Pratt (born 1953), American writer and documentary filmmaker {{hndis, Pratt, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel
John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel PC (Ire) (1740 – 23 August 1828) was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer who thrice served as Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland and also served as the last speaker of the Irish House of Commons. Early life He was the son of Anthony Foster of Dunleer, County Louth County Louth ( ; ) is a coastal Counties of Ireland, county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. Louth is bordered by the counties of County Meath, Meath to the ..., Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer (himself the son of John Foster of Dunleer, John Foster, MP for Dunleer (Parliament of Ireland constituency), Dunleer) by his first wife Elizabeth Burgh. Foster lived in Merville, now part of the University College Dublin Campus in Clonskeagh, which came into his ownership in 1778. He also inherited Collon House in County Louth from his father, and made extensive improvements to the house and gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Preston (politician)
Joseph Preston may refer to: * Joe Preston (politician) (born 1955), Canadian politician * Joe Preston (musician) (born 1969), American bassist ** ''Joe Preston'' (EP), 1992 * Joseph Preston (cricketer) (1864–1890), English cricketer * Joseph Preston Jr. (born 1947), American politician from Pennsylvania * Joseph E. Preston (born 1956), American politician from Virginia {{disambiguation Preston, Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1761 Irish General Election
The 1761 Irish general election was the first general election to the Irish House of Commons in over thirty years, with the previous general election having taken place in 1727. Despite few constituencies hosting electoral contests, the election was significant due to it taking place in a time of rising political awareness within the Irish public, with many being drawn to the cause of patriotism. Background Unlike England, which had passed the Triennial Acts in 1694, thereby requiring elections every 3 years (and following 1716 every 7 years), Ireland had passed no similar pieces of legislation. As a result, the only limit on a term of parliament was the life of the monarch. This did not mean that the Commons had the same membership between 1727 and 1761, and numerous vacancies had occurred over the years, which had in turn been filled through by-elections. By the late 1750s the lack of frequent elections was becoming a contested issue, and the issue was taken up by the patriot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hamilton, 4th Viscount Boyne
Richard Hamilton, 4th Viscount Boyne (24 March 1724 – 30 July 1789) was an Irish peer and politician. After serving in the Royal Navy and Irish House of Commons, he inherited the viscountcy from his brother Frederick Hamilton, 3rd Viscount Boyne in 1772 and died in 1789. Early life Hamilton was born on 24 March 1724. He was the younger son of Gustavus Hamilton (second of Gustavus Hamilton, 1st Viscount Boyne), and his wife Dorothea Bellew (a daughter of Richard Bellew, 3rd Baron Bellew of Duleek). His uncles were Frederick Hamilton and Henry Hamilton. Career Hamilton joined the Royal Navy, and was promoted to lieutenant on 2 June 1748. Two days after this he was appointed to the 80-gun ship of the line HMS ''Russell'' as her third lieutenant, in the Mediterranean Sea. Hamilton entered the Irish House of Commons in 1755 and sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Navan Navan ( ; , meaning "the Cave") is the county town and largest town of County Meath, Republi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Preston (1732–1781)
John Preston may refer to: Politicians * John Preston (died 1434), Member of Parliament (MP) for Sussex * John Preston (c. 1578 – c. 1642), MP for Lancaster * John Preston (alderman) (1611–1686), mayor of Dublin in 1654 * John Preston (died 1732), MP for County Meath * John Preston (died 1753), MP for Navan * John Preston (died 1781), MP for Navan *John Preston, 1st Baron Tara (1764–1821), Irish politician * John B. Preston, first Surveyor General of the Oregon Territory Fiction *John Preston, a fictional character in the 2002 feature film ''Equilibrium'' * John James Preston, a fictional character in the American TV series ''Sex and the City'' *'' Alias John Preston'', a 1955 British horror film Military * John S. Preston (1809–1881), American Civil War general * John Preston (Medal of Honor) (1841–1885), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient * John F. Preston (1872–1960), United States Army officer, Inspector General * John Thomas Lewis Preston (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
