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Constituency of the Old Parliament of Scotland in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
Dumbarton 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, Dumbarton,
Glasgow,
Renfrew and
Rutherglen formed the
Glasgow
district of burghs, returning one member between them to the
House of Commons of Great Britain.
List of burgh commissioners
- 1661–63, 1669-1670: Walter Watson, provost
[1]
- 1665 convention:no representation
- 1667 convention: Robert Cuningham
[2]
- 1672–73, 1678 (convention): Robert Watson, provost
[3]
- 1681–82: William MacFarlane, provost
[4]
- 1685–86, 1689 convention, 1689–1702, 1702–07: James Smollett of Bonhill, provost
[5]
References
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 572,579.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 577.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 579,582.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 584.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 590,586,599.
See also