County Kildare was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1297 to 1801.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, County Kildare was represented with two members.
Members of Parliament
- 1376: John Rocheforde and Peter Rowe were elected to come to England to consult with the king and council about the government of Ireland and about an aid for the king.
- 1420 Walran Eustace and Richard Barby
- 1429 Sir Richard FitzEustace
- 1560 Nicholas Eustace and James Flattisbury
- 1585 William Sutton and Thomas Fitzmorris
- 1613âÂÂ1615 John Sutton and Sir William Talbot, 1st Baronet
- 1634âÂÂ1635 Sir Nicholas Whyte and Maurice Eustace (Speaker)
- 1639 Maurice Fitzgerald (expelled and replaced 1642 by Henry Warren) and Maurice Eustace (Speaker)
- 1661âÂÂ1666 Hon Robert Fitzgerald and Sir Paul Davys
1689âÂÂ1801
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