Charlemont (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Charlemont was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons, the house of representatives of the Kingdom of Ireland, from 1613 to 1800.

It represented Charlemont, County Armagh, an important military post since the founding of Charlemont Fort in 1602.

History In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Charlemont was not represented. It was disenfranchised under the Acts of Union 1800.

Members of Parliament, 1613–1801 1613–1315 Sir Edward Moore and Faithful Fortescue 1634–1635 Chichester Fortescue and Hon Arthur Moore 1639–1649 John Marten and Henry Brome 1661–1666 Thomas Caulfeild and Thomas Howard (died and replaced 1665 by Sir Michael Appelyard)

1689–1801 ElectionFirst MPSecond MP 1689 Charlemont was not represented in the Patriot Parliament 1692 Richard Gorges William Stewart 1695 Stephen Ludlow Edward Riley 1703 Hon. John Caulfeild Hon. James Caulfeild 1705 John Davys 1707 George Dodington 1713 Hon. James Caulfeild Andrew Lloyd 1715 Humphrey May 1723 John Caulfeild 1727 John Moore 1752 Thomas Adderley 1761 Francis Caulfeild Henry William Moore 1763 Annesley Stewart 1775 Henry Grattan Patriot 1790 Richard Sheridan 1794 Richard Mountney Jephson January 1798 Viscount Caulfield 1798 William Conyngham Plunket 1798 Francis Dobbs Patriot 1801 Disenfranchised Notes

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