Monaghan Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Monaghan was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.

Members of Parliament ElectionFirst MPSecond MP1613 Henry Colley Thomas Ryves1634 Richard Blayney Arthur Blayney1639 Arthur Culme William Cadogan1661 Thomas Vincent Joseph Fox 1692 Charles Dering Edward Forde 1695 Robert Echlin 1703 Sir Thomas Prendergast Sir Richard Vernon 1710 Sir Alexander Cairnes 1713 Francis Lucas Richard Pockrich 1715 Hugh Willoughby 1727 Sir Alexander Cairnes 1733 Sir Henry Cairnes 1743 John Dawson 1747 William Blair Baptist Johnston 1753 Oliver Anketell 1761 William Henry Fortescue Richard Dawson 1767 Richard Power 1768 Robert Cuninghame 1771 Henry Westenra 1776 James FortescueAlso returned for Co. Louth, for which he chose to sit 1777 Robert Dobson October 1783 Thomas James Fortescue 1783 Theophilus JonesAt the general election in 1790, he was also returned for Co. Leitrim, for which he chose to sit 1791 Cromwell Price 1796 Henry Westenra January 1798 William Charles Fortescue 1798 William Fortescue 1800 Faithful William Fortescue 1801 Constituency disenfranchised

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