Harristown was a borough constituency in the Irish House of Commons until 1800, representing the borough of Harristown in the barony of Naas South, County Kildare.
History In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Harristown was represented with two members.
Members of Parliament, 1684–1801
1689–1801 ElectionFirst MPSecond MP 1689 James Nihell Edmund FitzGerald 1692 Sir Maurice EustaceExpelled in 1695. Nephew of Lord Chancellor Sir Maurice Eustace and cousin of Sir Maurice Eustace, Baronet Robert Graydon 1695 Francis Wemys 1703 Richard FitzPatrick Robert Dixon 1713 Benjamin Chetwood Alexander Graydon 1715 Robert Johnson 1721 Sir Walter Borrowes, 4th Bt 1727 Edward Stratford John Graydon 1740 Agmondisham Vesey 1761 Murrough O'Brien Edward Sandford 1768 Garret FitzGerald Robert Graydon 1775 Thomas Burgh 1776 Richard Allen Maurice Keating 1777 Michael Keating 1781 Charles John Crowle 1783 Sir FitzGerald Aylmer, 6th Bt Thomas Burgh 1790 Arthur Burdett 1794 Robert La Touche February 1797 John (I) La ToucheAlso elected for County Kildare in 1797, for which he chose to sit 1797 John (II) La Touche 1801 Constituency disenfranchised
See also Harristown House, a stately home within the borough
Notes
References
Bibliography