Longford Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Longford Borough
Former Borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created
Abolished	1800

Longford Borough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

Members of Parliament

1661–1692

Election		First member		Second member
1661		Henry Sankey		Adam Molyneux

1692–1801

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1692		Captain John Nicholls			Colonel William Wolseley
1697		Ambrose Aungier
1698					Sir Richard Levinge [1]
1703		Francis Edgeworth
1709		George Gore
1713					James Macartney
1721		John Folliott
1727		Michael Cuffe			Anthony Sheppard
1737					Richard Edgeworth
1745		Thomas Pakenham
1757		Roger Hall
1761		Sir Thomas Newcomen, 8th Bt			Joseph Henry
1768		Henry Flood[2]	Irish Patriot Party		David La Touche
1769		Warden Flood
1776		John Tunnadine
October 1783		Hon. Thomas Pakenham			Hon. Hercules Rowley[3]
1783					Henry Stewart
1790		Thomas Taylour, Viscount Headfort			Hon. Hercules Rowley[4]
1791					Henry Stewart
1794		Thomas Pepper
1798		Hon. Thomas Pakenham
1799					Hon. Edward Pakenham
1800					Thomas Borrowes

Notes

1. from 1704 Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Bt
2. Also returned for Callan, for which he chose to sit
3. Also returned for Co. Antrim, for which he chose to sit
4. Also returned for Co. Antrim, for which he chose to sit

References

• Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commonscites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.