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Stranraer in
Wigtownshire 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, Stranraer,
New Galloway,
Whithorn and
Wigtown formed the
Wigtown
district of burghs, returning one member between them to the
House of Commons of Great Britain.
List of burgh commissioners
- 1685–86: Peter Paterson, provost
[1]
- 1689 (convention), 1689: John Dalrymple the younger of Stair (took public office, 1689)
[2]
- 1690–1701: Sir Patrick Murray
[2]
- 1702–07: George Dalrymple (son of Viscount Stair)
[3]
See also
References
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 588.
- ^
a
b Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 597.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 598.