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Constituency of the Old Parliament of Scotland
Cupar in
Fife was a
royal burgh that returned one
commissioner to the
Parliament of Scotland and to the
Convention of Estates.
After the
Acts of Union 1707, Cupar,
Dundee,
Forfar,
Perth and
St Andrews formed the
Perth
district of burghs, returning one member between them to the
House of Commons of Great Britain.
List of burgh commissioners
- 1661: George Turnbull, bailie (died 1662)
[1]
- 1662–63: Andrew Paterson
[1]
- 1665 convention, 1667 convention: Andrew Paterson of Kilmeny
[2]
- 1669–72: John Barclay, dean of guild
[3]
- 1678 convention: George Manson, bailie
[4]
- 1681–82: Patrick Mortimer, bailie
[5]
- 1685–86: Andre Glasford, bailie
[6]
- 1689 convention, 1689–90: Robert Melville of Carskeirdoe (died c. 1690)
[7]
- 1693–1702: Sir Archibald Muir of Thorntown
[7]
- 1702–07: Patrick Bruce of Banzion
[8]
See also
References
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a
b Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 573.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 577.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 580.
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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. 587.
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a
b Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 593.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 599.