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Before the
Acts of Union 1707, the
barons of the
shire of Inverness elected
commissioners to represent them in the unicameral
Parliament of Scotland and in the
Convention of the Estates.
From
1708
Inverness-shire was represented by one Member of Parliament in the
House of Commons of Great Britain.
List of shire commissioners
- 1628–33, 1639–40, 1644–47:
Sir John Mackenzie, 1st Baronet of
Tarbat
[1]
[2]
- 1630:
Sir Robert Gordon, 1st Baronet
[3]
- 1646–47: Laird of Kynneries
[2]
- 1646–47, 1649: Sir James Fraser of Brae
[4]
- 1649:
Sir Robert Munro, 3rd Baronet of
Foulis
[5]
- 1649–51: William Fraser of Culbokie
[4]
- 1661–63: Sir John Urquhart of Cromarty
[6]
- 1661–63: Collene McKenzie of Reidcastell
[6]
- 1665 convention: William Robertson of Inchis
[7]
- 1667 convention: not represented
- 1669–74: Lauchlan McIntosh of Torrcastle
[8]
- 1669–74: John Forbes of Culloden
[8]
- 1678 (convention): Hew Fraser of Belladrum
[9]
- 1678 (convention): John Macleod of Dunvegan
[9]
- 1881–82(in lieu of the Laird of Dunvegan, ill), 1685–86: Laughlan McIntosh of Torcastle
[10]
- 1685–86: Hugh Fraser the younger of Belladrum
[10]
- 1689 (convention), 1689-1702:
Duncan Forbes of Culloden
[11]
- 1689 (convention), 1689–1701, 1702–05: Ludovick Grant of that Ilk
[12]
- 1702-07:
Alexander Grant of that Ilk
[13]
References
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^ Complete Baronetage, volume II, p. 355.
- ^
a
b Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 566.
-
^
G. E. C., The Complete Baronetage,
volume II (1902) pp. 277–8.
- ^
a
b Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 566,570.
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^ Complete Baronetage, volume II, p. 400.
- ^
a
b Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 573.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 576.
- ^
a
b Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 580.
- ^
a
b Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 583.
- ^
a
b Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 585,587.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 590,594.
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^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 590,594,600.
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^
"GRANT, Alexander (aft.1673-1719), of Castle Grant, Elgin". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
See also