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Constituency of the Old Parliament of Scotland
Aberdeen was a
burgh constituency that elected one
commissioner to the
Parliament of Scotland and to the
Convention of Estates.
After the
Acts of Union 1707, Aberdeen,
Arbroath,
Brechin,
Inverbervie and
Montrose formed the
Aberdeen
district of burghs, returning one member between them to the
House of Commons of Great Britain.
List of burgh commissioners
- 1661–62: William Gray, provost (died 1662)
[1]
- 1663: Gilbert Gray of Saphok
[1]
- 1665 (convention),1669–74: Sir Robert Patrie of Portlethine,
provost
[2]
- 1667 (convention): Alexander Alexander, bailie
[3]
- 1681–82, 1685–86:
Sir George Skene of Fintray, provost
[4]
- 1689 (convention), 1689–90:
Alexander Gordon, provost (died c.1690)
[5]
- 1693: Walter Cochrane of Dumbreck, provost
[5]
- 1694–1702: Robert Cruickshank of Banchorie,
provost
[5]
- 1702–07: John Allerdes, provost
[6]
References
- ^
a
b Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 572.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 575,579.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 579.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 584,586.
- ^
a
b
c Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 591.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 598.
See also