Kells (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Kells
Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created	1561
Abolished	1800
Replaced by	Disenfranchised

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

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Kells was not represented.^[1]

Members of Parliament, 1561–1801

1689–1801

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1689		Kells was not represented in the Patriot Parliament
1692		Sir John Dillon			Sir Thomas Taylor, 1st Bt
1695		Charles Meredyth
1703					Brinsley Butler
1710		Henry Meredyth
1713		Sir Thomas Taylor, 1st Bt			Thomas Taylor [note 1]
1737		James Taylor
1747		Thomas Taylour [note 2]
1757					Richard Moore
1761		Thomas Pepper
1768					Thomas Moore
1776		Viscount Headfort
1781					Hon. Hercules Taylour
1790		Hon. Thomas Pakenham
1791					Hon. Robert Taylour
1798		Stephen Moore
1800					Thomas Pepper
1801		Disenfranchised

Notes

1. Succeeded as 2nd Baronet in 1736
2. Succeeded as 3rd Baronet in 1757

References

1. O'Hart (2007), p. 503

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.
• 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.