Jamestown was a constituency 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 fran ...

until 1800. It took its name from

Jamestown, County Leitrim Jamestown () is a village on the banks of the River Shannon in the south of County Leitrim, Ireland. It lies some 5 km east-south-east of the county town, Carrick-on-Shannon. It was named after James VI & I, King James VI & I. Jamestown wa ...

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, Jamestown was represented with two members. Jamestown was a small village containing approximately 48 houses.

Members of Parliament, 1622–1801

*1634–1635 Charles Coote jnr and Sir William Anderson *1639–1649 Sir John Giffard and Sir Francis Hamilton *1661–1666 Sir Robert Meredith and Sir William Dixon

1689–1801

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