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Before the
Act of Union 1707, the
barons of the
sheriffdom or
shire of
Berwick (also called
the Merse) 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.
During the
Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland the sheriffdom was represented by one Member of Parliament in the
Protectorate Parliament at Westminster. After 1708,
Berwickshire 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
- 1612:
William Cockburn of
Langton
[1]
- 1612, 1621: Robert Swinton of
that Ilk
[2]
- 1625: James Cockburn of Ryslaw
[3]
- 1630:
Sir Patrick Hume of
Polwarth
[4]
- 1639, 1640–41, 1645–46, 1649–50: Sir David Home of
Wedderburn
[5]
- 1640–41:
Sir William Cockburn of Langton
[6]
- 1644–45: Sir Alexander Swinton of that Ilk
[7]
- 1649, 1650,
1654–55,
1656–58,
1659–60:
John Swinton of that Ilk
[2]
- 1661–63: Colonel John Hume of Plandergaist
[8]
- 1661–63: Sir Robert Douglas of Blaikerstone
[8]
- 1665 convention, 1667 convention, 1669–74:
Sir Robert Sinclair of
Longformacus
[9]
- 1665 convention, 1667 convention, 1669–74, 1689 convention, 1689–90:
Sir Patrick Hume of Polwarth (ennobled 1690)
[4]
- 1678 convention:
Sir Roger Hog of Harcarse
[10]
- 1678 (convention), 1685–86, 1689 (convention), 1689–1702:
Sir Archibald Cockburn of Langton
[6]
- 1681–82: John Edgar of Wedderlie
[11]
- 1690–1706:
Sir John Home of
Blackadder
[12]
[13]
- 1690–1702, 1702–07:
Sir John Swinton of that Ilk
[2]
- 1702–07:
Sir Robert Sinclair of Longformacus
[14]
- 1702-07: Sir Patrick Home of Rentoun
[15]
- 1706–07: Sir Alexander Campbell of Cesnock
[15]
References
-
^
G. E. C., The Complete Baronetage, vol. II (1902)
p. 327.
- ^
a
b
c
Joseph Foster, Members of Parliament, Scotland (1882)
p. 340.
-
^ Complete Baronetage, vol. II,
pp. 330–331.
- ^
a
b Complete Baronetage, vol. II,
p. 304.
-
^ Complete Baronetage, vol. II,
p. 442.
- ^
a
b Complete Baronetage, vol. II,
p. 328.
-
^ Foster,
p. 339.
- ^
a
b Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 572.
-
^ Complete Baronetage, vol. III (1903)
p. 351.
-
^ Foster,
p. 180.
-
^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 584.
-
^ Complete Baronetage, vol. IV,
p. 281.
-
^ Complete Baronetage, vol. IV (1904)
p. 280.
-
^ Complete Baronetage, vol. III, pp. 351–
352.
- ^
a
b
Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 598.
See also