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Constituency of the Old Parliament of Scotland
Before the
Act of Union 1707, the
barons of the
shire of Cromarty elected
commissioners to represent them in the unicameral
Parliament of Scotland and in the
Convention of Estates. After 1708,
Cromartyshire and
Nairnshire alternated in returning one member to the
House of Commons of Great Britain and later to the
House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
List of shire commissioners
- 1600: John Urquhart of Craigfintray
- 1617–1633: Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty
- 1639–41, 1643–44, 1644–47, 1648–51: no representation
During the
Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, the sheriffdoms of
Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty were jointly represented by one Member of Parliament in the
Protectorate Parliament at Westminster. After
the Restoration, the Parliament of Scotland was again summoned to meet in Edinburgh.
- 1661–1663: no representation
- 1665 convention, 1667 convention, 1669–1674, 1678 convention, 1681–82, 1685–1686: George Dallas of St Martins
[1]
- 1693–1702, 1702–1707:
Sir Kenneth Mackenzie of Cromarty and Grandvale
[2]
- 1693: John Urquhart of Craighouse (expelled, 1700)
[3]
- 1700–1701: Roderick Mackenzie of Prestonhall
[3]
- 1703–1707: Aeneas McLeod of Cadboll
[4]
References
- Margaret D. Young, The Parliaments of Scotland: Burgh and Shire Commissioners, volume 2 (Edinburgh, 1993) p. 791.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 586.
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^
G. E. C., The Complete Baronetage, volume II (1902)
p. 356.
- ^
a
b Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 591.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 598.
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