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Old parliamentary constituency
Before the
Act of Union 1707, the
barons of the
sheriffdom or
shire of
Dumfries (also called
Nithsdale) and the stewartry of
Annandale elected
commissioners to represent them in the unicameral
Parliament of Scotland and in the
Convention of Estates. The number of commissioners was increased from two to four in 1690.
After 1708,
Dumfriesshire returned 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
- 1628–33, 1639–41, 1643, 1644–47, 1648: Sir Robert Grierson of Lag
[1]
- 1643: John Laurie of
Maxwelton
[2]
During the
Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, the sheriffdom of Dumfries was 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.
- 1661–63: James Crichton of St Leonards
[3]
- 1661–63, 1665 (convention), 1667 (convention), 1669–72, 1678 (convention): Robert Fergusson of Craigdarroch
[4]
- 1665 (convention), 1667 (convention), 1669–74, 1678 (convention), 1681–82, 1685:
Sir Robert Dalzell of
Glenae (died 1685)
[5]
- 1678 (convention), 1681–82, 1685–86:
Sir Robert Grierson of Lagg
[6]
- 1686, 1689 (convention):
Sir John Dalzell of Glenae (died 1689)
[5]
- 1690: James Johnstone of Corhead (died c.1690)
[7]
- 1690–1701: William Creichtone of Craufurdstone (died c.1701)
[7]
- 1689 (convention), 1689–99: Sir James Johnstone of Westerhall (died c.1700)
[8]
- 1690–1702:
Sir Thomas Kirkpatrick of
Closeburn
[9]
- 1693–1701: Alexander Johnstone of Elsiesheills
[7]
- 1700–02, 1702–07:
Sir John Johnstone of Westerhall
[8]
- 1702–07: William Douglass of Dornock
[10]
- 1702, 1702–07: John Sharp of Hoddam
[10]
- 1702–07: Alexander Fergussone of Isle
[10]
References
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^
G. E. C., The Complete Baronetage, vol. iv (1904)
p. 327.
-
^ Complete Baronetage, vol. iv,
p. 331.
-
^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 572.
-
^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 572,575,577,579,582.
- ^
a
b Complete Baronetage, vol. iv,
p. 249.
-
^ Complete Baronetage, vol. iv, pp. 327–
328.
- ^
a
b
c Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 592.
- ^
a
b Complete Baronetage, vol. iv,
p. 394.
-
^ Complete Baronetage, vol. iv,
pp. 329–
330.
- ^
a
b
c Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 599.
See also