Thomastown (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Thomastown was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. Following the Acts of Union 1800 the borough was disenfranchised.

Members of Parliament

• 1560 Francis Cosby and Henry Colley
• 1585 Walter Sherlock and Robert Porter
• 1613–1615 Robert Porter and Nicolas Robucke
• 1634–1635 Patrick Sherlock and Jacob Walsh
• 1639–1649 Seafoule Gibson and Michael Wandesford
• 1661–1666 Robert Shapcote (sat for Wicklow Borough and replaced 1661 by John Brett) and Thomas Burrell

1689–1801

See also

• Thomastown, a town in County Kilkenny
• Irish House of Commons
• List of Irish constituencies

References

• Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002),
• T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534–1691, Oxford University Press, 1978