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Constituency of the Old Parliament of Scotland
Linlithgow 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, Linlithgow,
Lanark,
Peebles and
Selkirk formed the
Linlithgow
district of burghs, returning one member between them to the
House of Commons of Great Britain.
List of burgh commissioners
- 1661–63: Andro Glen, merchant, provost
[1]
- 1665 convention: Robert Stewart, provost
[2]
- 1667 convention, 1669–74, 1678 convention: Robert Milne, merchant, provost
[3]
- 1685–86: Alexander Milne
[4]
- 1689 convention, 1689–98: William Higgins, merchant burgess (resigned to enter Church c.1699)
[5]
- 1700–02, 1702–07: Walter Stueart of Pardovein, former provost
[5]
[6]
See also
References
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 574.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 576.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 578,580,583.
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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. 595.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 601.