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Constituency of the Old Parliament of Scotland
Before the
Act of Union 1707, the
barons of the
shire or
sheriffdom of
Caithness elected
commissioners to represent them in the unicameral
Parliament of Scotland and in the
Convention of Estates. After 1708,
Caithness alternated with
Buteshire in returning one member the
House of Commons of Great Britain and later to the
House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
List of shire commissioners
- 1648: Laird of Sandsyde (Innes)
[1]
- 1649–50: Sir John Sinclair of
Dunbeath
[2]
- 1661: James Sinclair of Murkill
[3]
- 1661–63: William Sinclair of
Latheron and Dunbeath
[4]
- 1665 convention: James Innes of Sandsyde
[5]
- 1667 convention, 1669–74: no representation
- 1678 convention:
William Dunbar of Hempriggs
[6]
- 1678 convention: John Sinclair of Ulbster
[7]
- 1681–82: George Sinclair of Bilbster
[8]
- 1685–86, 1702-05: Sir George Sinclair of Clyth (died c.1705)
[9]
- 1689–93: James Sinclair of Freswick (died c.1693)
[10]
- 1693–95: Alexander Manson of Bridgend
[10]
- 1695–1701: Patrick Murray of Pennyland
[10]
- 1703–07:
Sir James Sinclair of Dunbeath
[4]
- 1706–07:
Sir James Dunbar of Hempriggs
[11]
References
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 568.
-
^
G. E. C., The Complete Baronetage, volume II (1902)
p. 391.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 572.
- ^
a
b Complete Baronetage, volume IV (1904)
p. 431.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 575.
-
^ Complete Baronetage, volume IV,
p. 390.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 582.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 584.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 586,598.
- ^
a
b
c Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 592.
-
^ Complete Baronetage, volume IV,
p. 442.
See also