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Carrickfergus (Parliament Of Ireland Constituency)
Carrickfergus was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1326 to 1800, the house of representatives of the Kingdom of Ireland. Borough This constituency was the county borough of Carrickfergus in County Antrim. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland to 1800. History In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Carrickfergus was not represented. Following the Acts of Union 1800, the county borough retained one parliamentary seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 mem .... Members of Parliament, 1326–1801 ;Notes References Bibliography * * {{County Antrim constituencies Carrickfergus Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) Historic constituencies in County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus ( , meaning " Fergus' rock") is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It sits on the north shore of Belfast Lough, from Belfast. The town had a population of 27,998 at the 2011 Census. It is County Antrim's oldest town and one of the oldest towns in Ireland as a whole. Carrickfergus Castle, built in the late 12th century at the behest of Anglo-Norman knight John de Courcy, was the capital of the Earldom of Ulster. After the earldom's collapse, it remained the only English outpost in Ulster for the next four centuries. Carrickfergus was the administrative centre for Carrickfergus Borough Council, before this was amalgamated into the Mid and East Antrim District Council in 2015, and forms part of the Belfast Metropolitan Area. It is also a townland of 65 acres, a civil parish and a barony. The town is the subject of the classic Irish folk song " Carrickfergus", a 19th-century translation of an Irish-language song (''Do Bhí Bean Uasal'') from Mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Clements (1644–1696)
Henry Clements may refer to: * Henry Clements (1644–1696), Irish MP for Carrickfergus * Henry Clements (1704–1745), Irish MP for Cavan * Henry Theophilus Clements Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ... (1734–1795), Irish MP for Cavan and County Leitrim * Henry John Clements (1781–1843), Irish MP for County Leitrim and County Cavan {{hndis, Clements, Henry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Chichester (politician)
John Chichester may refer to: Chichester of Raleigh, Devon, England *Sir John Chichester (died 1569), of Raleigh, Sheriff of Devon *Sir John Chichester (died 1586), Sheriff of Devon *Sir John Chichester, 1st Baronet (1623–1667) of the Chichester baronets of Raleigh * Sir John Chichester, 2nd Baronet (c. 1658–1680) of the Chichester baronets of Raleigh *Sir John Chichester, 4th Baronet (1669–1740) of the Chichester baronets of Raleigh * Sir John Chichester, 5th Baronet (1721–1784) of the Chichester baronets of Raleigh *Sir John Chichester, 6th Baronet (c. 1752–1808) of the Chichester baronets of Raleigh *Sir John Chichester, 11th Baronet of the Chichester baronets of Raleigh Other * Sir John Chichester, 1st Baronet, of Arlington Court (c. 1794–1851), English Whig and Liberal politician *John Chichester (American politician) (born 1937), American politician in Virginia *Lord John Chichester Lord John Ludford Chichester (November 1811 – 22 April 1873), was an Anglo-Iri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marriot Dalway
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Arthur Upton (1715–1768)
General Arthur Percy Upton CB (13 June 1777 – 22 January 1855) was an Anglo-Irish soldier, politician and amateur cricketer. Background Upton was the third son of Clotworthy Upton, 1st Baron Templetown, by Elizabeth Boughton, daughter of Shuckburgh Boughton. John Upton, 1st Viscount Templetown, and the Honourable Fulke Howard were his brothers. He was educated at Westminster School and attended the Royal Military Academy in Berlin. Military career He entered the British army in 1793 as an ensign in the Coldstream Guards and thereafter rose through the ranks as a lieutenant and captain in 1795, aide-de-camp to Sir Ralph Abercromby in 1799, major in the 13th Foot in 1807, lieutenant-colonel in the 7th West Indian regiment and the Grenadier Guards in 1807, brevet colonel in 1814, major-general in 1821, lieutenant-general in 1837 and full general on 11 November 1851. He was awarded CB on 4 June 1815. He was Equerry to the Queen in 1810, aide-de-camp to the Duke of York in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Clements
Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome * Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places * Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada * Francis, Saskatchewan, Canada **Francis (electoral district) * Francis, Nebraska *Francis Township, Holt County, Nebraska * Francis, Oklahoma * Francis, Utah Other uses * ''Francis'' (film), the first of a series of comedies featuring Francis the Talking Mule, voiced by Chill Wills *''Francis'', a 1983 play by Julian Mitchell * FRANCIS, a bibliographic database * ''Francis'' (1793), a colonial schooner in Australia * Francis turbine, a type of water turbine * Francis (band), a Sweden-based folk band * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2988 See also * Saint Francis (other) * Francies, a surname, including a list of people with the name * Francisco (disambiguatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lyndon (Carrickfergus MP)
Sir John Lyndon (c. 1630-1699) was an Irish judge and politician of the seventeenth century. He was the first holder of the office of Third Serjeant-at-law, which was created especially for him, apparently as a "consolation prize" for not being made a High Court judge the first time he sought that office. He was also Recorder of Carrickfergus for many years, a position held by several members of the Lyndon family over the best part of a century. Early career He was born in Carrickfergus, son of Captain Roger Lyndon, Collector of Customs for the town of Carrickfergus, and his wife Jane Marten. The Lyndons were a prominent Carrickfergus family who settled in the town around the time of its foundation in the early 1590s. At least one branch of John's own descendants was associated with Dublin, but they continued to play a prominent role in the political life of Carrickfergus until at least the 1730s. One Henry Lyndon was Mayor of Carrickfergus in 1600. John had at least one broth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Dobbs
Arthur Dobbs (2 April 1689 – 28 March 1765) was a British colonial official who served as the seventh governor of North Carolina from 1754 until 1764. Early life and career Dobbs was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, where his mother had been sent because of political and religious unrest. He was the eldest son of Richard Dobbs of County Antrim, Ireland, who was soon to become Sheriff of Antrim in 1694 and Mary Stewart from Ballintoy. The first English ancestor to settle in County Antrim was John Dobbs (his great-great-grandfather), an officer who had arrived in 1596 with Sir Henry Dockwra. In 1599 John Dobbs built a home known as Castle Dobbs. He married Margaret Dalway and had two sons. Dobbs was a neighbour and family friend of Jonathan Swift despite their political differences. He served briefly in a dragoon regiment in the British Army, and afterward managed his family estate. He was appointed Engineer-in-Chief and Surveyor-General in Ireland by Sir Robert Walpole, supervis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald Edmonstone (politician)
Archibald Edmonstone may refer to: *Sir Archibald Edmonstone, 1st Baronet (1717–1807), Scottish MP *Sir Archibald Edmonstone, 3rd Baronet Sir Archibald Edmonstone, 3rd Baronet (12 March 1795 – 15 March 1871) was a British traveller and writer. Biography Edmonstone, the eldest son of Sir Charles Edmonstone, 2nd Baronet, by his first wife Emma, fifth daughter of Richard Wilbraham Bo ..., Scottish traveller and writer, grandson of the above *Sir Archibald Edmonstone, 5th Baronet, Scottish baronet, nephew of the above (see Edmonstone baronets) *Sir Archibald Edmonstone, 7th Baronet, Scottish baronet, grandson of the above (see Edmonstone baronets) {{hndis, name=Edmonstone, Archibald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Dalway
Alexander Dalway was an Irish politician. Dalway was born in Carrickfergus and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. Dalway represented Carrickfergus Carrickfergus ( , meaning " Fergus' rock") is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It sits on the north shore of Belfast Lough, from Belfast. The town had a population of 27,998 at the 2011 Census. It is County Antrim's oldest ... from 1715 to 1719. References Irish MPs 1715–1727 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Antrim constituencies People from Carrickfergus Alumni of Trinity College Dublin {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Davys
Arthur Davys (died October 1733) was an Irish Member of Parliament, representing Carrickfergus in the Irish House of Commons from 1713 to 1714. He married Catherine, daughter of William Stewart, 1st Viscount Mountjoy, by his wife Mary, daughter of Richard Coote, 1st Baron Coote; their daughter Letitia married her cousin George Forbes, 4th Earl of Granard George Forbes, 4th Earl of Granard (15 March 1710 – 16 October 1769) was an Irish soldier and politician. Early life He was the eldest son of George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard by his wife Mary, daughter of William Stewart, 1st Viscount Mou .... References * http://thepeerage.com/p6148.htm#i61475 * https://web.archive.org/web/20090601105535/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/irelandcommons.htm 1733 deaths Irish MPs 1713–1714 Year of birth missing Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Antrim constituencies {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Davys (died 1743)
John Davys may refer to: *John Davis (explorer) (1550–1605) * John Davys (died 1689) (1646–1689), Irish politician * John Davys (died 1743), Irish MP for Coleraine, Kildare, Charlemont and Carrickfergus See also * John Davis (other) * John Davies (other) *John Davey (other) John Davey may refer to: *John Davey (swimmer) (born 1964), former British Olympic swimmer *John Davey (tree surgeon) (1846–1923), considered the father of tree surgery *John Davey (Cornish speaker) (1812–1891), Cornish farmer * John Davey (cri ... * John Davy (other) {{hndis, Davys, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
