Ennis (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Ennis
Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created	1613
Abolished	1800
Replaced by	Ennis

Ennis was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Ennis was represented with two members.^[1]

Members of Parliament, 1613–1801

• • 1613 John Thornton, Doonass.
  • 1634 Sir Barnaby O’Brien
  • 1634 Sir Richard Sudwell
  • 1634 Francis Windebank
  • 1634 Edmond Blood, Bohersallagh
  • 1639 Ralph Leventhorpe
  • 1641 Simon Thorogood
  • 1641 Robert Casey
  • 1661 William Purefoy, King’s County
  • 1661 Isaac Granier, Kilrush

1689–1801

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament		Florence MacCarthy			Sir Theobald Butler
1692		Francis Burton			John Gore
1695					Francis Gore
1703					Simon Purdon
1713					David Bindon [note 1]
1713					Francis Gore
1715		David Bindon			Samuel Bindon
1727		Arthur Gore
1731		David Bindon
1761		Thomas Burton			Lucius Henry O'Brien [note 2]
1768		Charles McDonnell			Crofton Vandeleur
1776		William Burton [note 3]			Sir Lucius O'Brien, 3rd Bt
1778					Francis Bernard
1783		Stewart Weldon			John Thomas Foster
1790		Sir Lucius O'Brien, 3rd Bt			William Burton Conyngham
1795		Sir Edward O'Brien, 4th Bt
1796					Lodge Evans Morres
1798					Nathaniel Sneyd [note 4]
1798					John Ormsby Vandeleur
1801		Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Ennis

Notes

1. Declared not duly elected in 1713
2. Succeeded as 3rd Baronet in 1765
3. Changed surname to Conyngham in 1781
4. Also elected for Carrick in 1798, for which he chose to sit

References

1. O'Hart (2007), p. 501

Bibliography

• O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7.
• James Frost,The History and Topography of the County of Clare
• Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commonscites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.