Blessington (Parliament of Ireland constituency) explained

Blessington in County Wicklow was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1670 until 1800.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Blessington was represented with two members.

Members of Parliament, 1670–1801

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament					Maurice Eustace
1692
1695
1703					John Jephson	<	-- party -->
1711
1719		David Dunbar	<				-- party -->
1724
November 1727		Sir Richard Levinge, 2nd Bt	<	-- party -->		Anthony Malone[1]
1727
1745					Charles Ussher	<	-- party -->
1748
1749
1759
1761
1768
1769		John Monck Mason	<				-- party -->
1771					Charles Dunbar	<	-- party -->
1776		John Talbot Dillon	<				-- party -->
1779					John Reilly	<	-- party -->
October 1783		William Montgomery[2]
1783		Sir Richard Johnston, 1st Bt
1796
1798
1800		William Saurin
1801		Disenfranchised

Notes

Bibliography

• Book: O'Hart, John . The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland . Heritage Books . II . 0-7884-1927-7 . 2007 .

Notes and References

1. Also elected for County Westmeath in 1727, for which he chose to sit
2. Also elected for Hillsborough in 1783, for which he chose to sit