Taghmon (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Taghmon was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. It was located in County Wexford.
History
Taghmon was a borough constituency. It was incorporated by charter in 1609. In the Parliament of Ireland, it was usually controlled by local landed families. It returned two members to parliament from its establishment until the Act of Union 1800.
Members of Parliament
Due to incomplete historical records, the full list of members is not definitively known. However, some known members include:
- 1613: Sir Nicholas Devereux and James Devereux
- 1634–1635: Sir Robert Pigott and Arthur Browne
- 1639–1649: Sir Robert Pigott and Dudley Loftus
- 1661: John Davis and Robert Gorges
- 1689: John Graham and Nicholas Loftus (Jacobite Parliament)
- 1703-1713: Abel Warren and Anthony Cliffe
- 1713-1714: Abel Warren and Caesar Colclough
- 1715-1727: Caesar Colclough and Dudley Loftus
- 1727-1760: Caesar Colclough and Nicholas Loftus
- 1761-1768: William Hore and Richard Neville
- 1768-1776: William Hore and George Vesey
- 1776-1783: George Vesey and John Loftus
- 1783-1790: George Vesey and Caesar Colclough
- 1790-1798: Caesar Colclough and William Congreve Alcock
- 1798-1800: William Congreve Alcock and John Henry Colclough
References
- A New History of Ireland
- Various Parliamentary records and genealogical sources.
See Also
- List of Irish parliamentary constituencies