Irish House of Commons
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The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until the end of 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons in 1780 by Francis Wheatley
Drawing of the front of the Irish Parliament House with the dome, seen from the street-level, in the 18th century
Engraving of section of the Irish House of Commons chamber by Peter Mazell based on the drawing by Rowland Omer 1767
Henry Boyle, speaker between 1733 and 1756
John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel
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John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel PC was an Anglo-Irish politician who thrice served as Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland and also served as the last speaker of the Irish House of Commons.
Irish House of Commons
…in the absence of a government chosen from and answerable to the Commons, he was the dominant political figure in the Parliament. The last Speaker was John Foster. The number of boroughs invited to return members had originally been small (only 55 Boroughs existed in 1603) but was doubled by the Stuart monarchs…
Portrait by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1790–1791
Home of John Foster on Molesworth Street - centre with three gables.