Dublin City was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition in 1801.
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History
Dublin City had an electorate of between three and four thousand, making it the largest of the county-borough constituencies. In the 1760s the radical politician Charles Lucas used the seat as his political base.
It was succeeded by the Westminster constituency of Dublin City in 1801, remaining as a two-seat constituency.
Members of Parliament, 1264–1801
1376: John Blakhorn and John White 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.
1557 James Stanihurst (speaker)
1560 James Stanihurst (speaker) and Robert Golding
1569 James Stanihurst (speaker)
1585 George Taylor and Nicholas Ball
1613–1615 Richard Bolton and Richard Barry
1634–1635 Richard Barry and Nathaniel Catelyn Speaker
1639–1649 Richard Barry and John Bysse
1654–55: Daniel Hutchinson
1656–58: Richard Tighe
1659: Arthur Annesley
1661–1666 William Smith and Sir William Davys
1689–1801
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