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Jedburgh in
Roxburghshire 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, Jedburgh,
North Berwick,
Dunbar,
Haddington and
Lauder formed the
Haddington
district of burghs, returning one member between them to the
House of Commons of Great Britain.
List of burgh commissioners
- 1661–63, 1665 convention, 1667 convention, 1669–74: John Rutherford, provost
[1]
- 1678 convention: James McCubie, provost
[2]
- 1681–82, 1685–86: Andro Ainslie, provost
[3]
- 1689 convention, 1689–1700: Adam Ainslie, baillie (died 1700)
[4]
- 1700–02, 1702–07: Walter Scott, provost
[4]
[5]
See also
References
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 576,578, 580.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 583.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 585,588.
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a
b Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 590,596.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 599.