County Longford was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1585 to 1800 representing County Longford. Between 1725 and 1793, under the Penal Laws, Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.
Members of Parliament
1585–1666 ElectionFirst memberSecond member 1585 Faghny O'Ferrall William O'Ferrall 1613 Connell O'Ferrall John O'Ferrall 1634 Roger Ferrall Faghny Ferrall 1639 Sir James Dillon (ennobled, replaced 1646 by Sir Francis Edgeworth) Faghny McRosse Ferrall (died, replaced 1646 by Sir Robert Newcomen) 1661 Henry Sankey Adam Molyneux
1689 (Patriot Parliament)
ElectionFirst memberSecond member 1689 Roger Farrell Robert Farrell
1692–1801
ElectionFirst MPSecond MP 1692 Robert Choppin Sir Robert Newcomen, 6th Bt 1695 Wentworth Harman 1703 Anthony Sheppard 1713 Henry Edgeworth 1715 Anthony Sheppard 1735 Sir Arthur Newcomen, 7th Bt 1739 Arthur Gore 1758 Henry Gore 1759 Sir Thomas Newcomen, 8th Bt 1761 Robert Harman John Gore 1765 Ralph Fetherston Hon. Edward Pakenham 1766 Wentworth Parsons 1768 Henry Gore Hon. Robert Pakenham 1775 Laurence Harman Harman 1790 Sir William Gleadowe-Newcomen, 1st Bt 1793 Caleb Barnes Harman 1796 Sir Thomas Fetherston, 2nd Bt 1801 Replaced by Westminster constituency Longford
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