House of Lords Scotland and Ireland. The House of Lords was reduced to a largely powerless body, with Cromwell and his supporters in the Commons dominating the Government. On 19 March 1649, the House of Lords was abolished by an Act of Parliament, which declared that "The Commons of England [find] by too long experience that the House of Lords is useless and dangerous to the people of England." The House of Lords did not assemble again until the Convention Parliament met in 1660 and the monarchy was restored. It returned to its former position as the more powerful chamber of Parliament—a position
Nehemiah Donnellan (1649–1705) Nehemiah Donnellan (1649–1705) Nehemiah Donnellan (1649 – 25 December 1705) was an Irish lawyer and judge. He was the son of Sir James Donnellan, Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas and grandson of Nehemiah Donnellan, Archbishop of Tuam. His mother was Sarah Wheeler, daughter of Jonah Wheeler, Bishop of Ossory. He graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 1666. Though he had originally intended to become a soldier, he resolved on a legal career instead, and entered Middle Temple in 1669. He was an exceptionally unruly student, who was fined for breaking down doors and for gambling at Christmas. He