Galway Borough was a
constituency
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...
represented in the
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, but on a highly restrictive fra ...
to 1800.
History
In the
Patriot Parliament
Patriot Parliament is the name commonly used for the Irish Parliament session called by King James II during the Williamite War in Ireland which lasted from 1688 to 1691. The first since 1666, it held only one session, which lasted from 7 May ...
of 1689 summoned by
James II, Galway Borough was represented with two members.
Members of Parliament, 1264–1801
*1560 Jonoke Lynch and Peter Lynch
*1585 Jonoke Lynch and Peter Lynch and Robert French
[
*1613–1615 Geoffrey Lynch and ]Sir Valentine Blake, 1st Baronet
Sir Valentine Blake was an Irish merchant and Mayor of Galway
The office of Mayor of Galway is an honorific title used by the of Galway City Council. The council has jurisdiction throughout its administrative area of the city of Galway which ...
[
*1634–1635 Sir Thomas Blake (expelled) and Nicholas Lynch][
*1639–1642 Sir Robuck Lynch, 2nd Baronet and ]Sir Valentine Blake, 3rd Baronet
Sir Valentine Blake, 3rd Baronet (died 1652) was an Irish merchant and politician.
Biography
Blake was the eldest of three sons of Sir Thomas Blake and Juliane, daughter of Geoffrey Browne. He was admitted to the Middle Temple on 19 July 1628 ...
[
*1661–1666 Edward Eyre and John Eyre]
1689–1801
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Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
Westminster constituencies in County Galway (historic)
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1264 establishments in Ireland
1800 disestablishments in Ireland
Constituencies established in 1264
Constituencies disestablished in 1800