Queen's County 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 fran ...
until 1800. The county was known as
County Laois from 1922.
Members of Parliament
* 1585
Warham St Leger
Sir Warham St Leger PC (Ire) ( – 1597) was an English soldier, administrator, and politician, who sat in the Irish House of Commons in the Parliament of 1585–1586.
Birth and origins
Warham was probably born in 1525 in England, the second so ...
and Robert Harpole
* 1613–1615 Sir Robert Pigott and Sir Henry Power
[
* 1634–1635 John Pigott and Sir ]Piers Crosby
Sir Piers Crosby (1590–1646) was an Irish soldier and politician. Crosby was also a leading Irish magnate, owning various estates across the island. He was a man of strong and determined character, and had sufficient political skills to help ...
[
* 1639–1649 John Pigott (died and replaced in 1646 by Francis Barrington) and ]Sir Charles Coote, 1st Baronet
Sir Charles Coote, 1st Baronet (1581–1642) was an English soldier, administrator and landowner who lived in Ireland.
Birth and origins
He was born into a Devonshire family, the son of Sir Nicholas Coote.
Early life
In 1600 he moved to ...
(Coote died and replaced 1642 by George Graham. Graham died and replaced 1642 by Terence McGrath. Mcgrath died and replaced 1646 by Gilbert Rawson)[
* 1661–1666 Thomas Pigott and Childley Coote (Coote died and replaced 1661 by Daniel Hutchinson)]
1689–1801
Notes
References
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Historic constituencies in County Laois
Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
1800 disestablishments in Ireland
Constituencies disestablished in 1800