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Constituency of the Old Parliament of Scotland
Inverness was a
burgh constituency that elected one
commissioner to the
Parliament of Scotland and to the
Convention of Estates.
After the
Acts of Union 1707, Inverness,
Forres,
Fortrose and
Nairn formed the
Inverness
district of burghs, returning one member between them to the
House of Commons of Great Britain.
List of burgh commissioners
- 1661–63, 1678 convention: Alexander Cuthbert, provost
[1]
- 1665 convention: not represented
- 1667 convention:Robert Barbour
[2]
- 1669–74: Fraser Finlay, bailie
[3]
- 1681–82: William Duff, bailie
[4]
- 1685–86, 1689 convention, 1689–1701: John Cuthbert of Drakies, merchant, provost
[5]
- 1702–07: Alexander Duff of Drumure
[6]
See also
References
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 573,583.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 578.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 580.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 585.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 590,594.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 600.