Cavan was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800.
Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.
Borough This constituency was the borough of Cavan in County Cavan.
History It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland from 1611 to 1800. In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Cavan Borough was represented by two members. The borough was disenfranchised under the terms of the Acts of Union 1800. £15,000 in compensation was divided between Theophilus Clements and Thomas Nesbitt.
Members of Parliament, 1611–1801 ElectionFirst MPSecond MP1613 Hugh Culme George Seaton1614 Walter Brady Thomas Brady1634 Brockhill Taylor Alan Cooke1639 Alan Cooke Edward Lake (expelled 1640)Interregnum Irish MPs sat in the Parliament of the Protectorate1661 William Moore Thomas Ashe 1689 Philip Og O'Reilly Hugh Reily 1692 Thomas Ashe Robert Saunders 1709 Joseph Addison 1713 Charles Lambart Theophilus Clements 1715 Thomas Nesbitt 1729 Henry Clements 1745 Robert Clements 1747 Edward Weston 1750 Cosby Nesbitt 1761 Nathaniel Clements 1768 Thomas Nesbitt 1769 Henry Theophilus Clements 1776 Nathaniel Clements 1777 John Clements 1783 Henry Theophilus Clements 1790 Lord Charles James FitzGerald 1798 Viscount Clements 1798 George Cavendish 1801 Disenfranchised
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