Waterford City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Waterford City
Former Corporation constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created	1264
Abolished	1800
Replaced by	Waterford City - One seat

Waterford City was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1264 to 1800. Following the Act of Union of 1800 the borough retained one seat.

Boundaries and Boundary Changes

This constituency was based in the city of Waterford in County Waterford.

History

It was incorporated by charter in 1264 with freeholders and freemen.

Members of Parliament

• 1585-6 Nicholas Walsh Speaker

1689–1801

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament		John Porter			Nicholas FitzGerald
1692		Henry Nicholls			Anthony Suxbury
1695		Richard Christmas
1703					Maynard Christian
1713		Thomas Christmas
1715					John Mason
1738					Ambrose Congreve
1739					Robert Carew
1741					Christmas Paul
1747		Samuel Barker
1748					Shapland Carew
1761		Cornelius Bolton			Henry Alcock
1769					Shapland Carew
1776		Cornelius Bolton			Robert Shapland Carew
1783		Henry Alcock
1798		William Congreve Alcock
1801		Replaced by Westminster constituency Waterford City

See also

• Irish House of Commons
• List of Irish constituencies

References

• Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 1-903688-09-4, on line
• T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534-1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
• 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.