Granard (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Granard was a constituency represented in the Parliament of Ireland until the Act of Union 1800. It was a borough constituency, electing two Members of Parliament.
History
The borough was located in County Longford. Patents creating the borough were issued in 1613 and confirmed in 1685. The right of election was vested in the portreeve, burgesses, and freemen of the borough. Following the Act of Union 1800, Granard was disenfranchised.
Members of Parliament
- 1613-1615: Sir Robert Galbraith and Sir Francis Shaen
- 1634-1635: James Dillon and Thomas Rotheram
- 1639-1649: Sir Robert Forth and Wentworth Harman
- 1661-1666: Henry Sankey and Thomas Flower
- 1689: John Kelly and Henry Crofton (Both declared not duly elected)
- 1692-1693: Henry Crofton and Francis Edgworth
- 1695-1699: Henry Crofton and Francis Edgworth
- 1703-1713: Henry Crofton and William Tighe
- 1713-1714: Robert Rochfort and Joseph Deane
- 1715-1727: Sir Arthur Forbes, Bt and Thomas Coote
- 1727-1758: Sir Arthur Forbes, Bt (created Earl of Granard 1734) and George Forbes (1734-1741), James Forbes (1741-1758)
- 1759-1761: Francis Forbes and James Forbes
- 1761-1768: Hon. George Forbes and Hon. Robert Boyd
- 1768-1776: Hon. George Forbes and Hon. Robert Boyd
- 1776-1783: Hon. George Forbes and Lord Forbes
- 1783-1790: Hon. Thomas Barnewall and Henry Hatton
- 1790-1798: Hon. Thomas Barnewall and John Metge
- 1798-1800: Hon. Thomas Barnewall and John Ormsby Vandeleur