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Constituency of the Old Parliament of Scotland
Before the
Acts of Union 1707, the
barons of the
shire of Roxburgh (also called
Teviotdale) elected
commissioners to represent them in the unicameral
Parliament of Scotland and in the
Convention of the Estates. The number of commissioners was increased from two to four in 1690.
From
1708
Roxburghshire was represented by one Member of Parliament in the
House of Commons of Great Britain.
List of shire commissioners
- 1617 and 1621: Andrew Riddell of Riddell
[1]
- 1628–33, 1646–47, 1650:
Sir Walter Riddell of Riddell
[1]
- 1639–41: Robert Pringle of
Stichell
[2]
- 1645, 1648–49,
1659:
Sir Andrew Kerr of Greenhead
[3]
- 1661–63: Sir Archibald Douglas of Caveria
[4]
- 1661–63, 1667 (convention), 1669–74:
Sir Gilbert Eliott of Stobs
[5]
- 1665 (convention): John Scot of Langshaw
[6]
- 1665 (convention), 1667 (convention): Harie McDowd
[7]
- 1669–74:
Sir Andrew Kerr of Greenhead
[3]
- 1678 (convention), 1681–82:
Robert Pringle of Stichell
[8]
- 1678 (convention), 1681–82: Henry McDougal of McCairston
[9]
- 1685–86, 1689 (convention), 1689–93:
Patrick Scott of
Ancrum (expelled)
[10]
- 1685–86, 1702–07:
Sir William Kerr of Greenhead
[3]
- 1689 (convention), 1689–1693:
Sir William Eliott of
Stobs (expelled)
[5]
- 1693–1702, 1702–07:
Sir William Bennet of Grubbet
[11]
- 1693–1702: John Scott of Wooll
[12]
- 1690–1700:
Sir John Riddell of Riddell (died c.1700)
[1]
- 1690–98: Sir William Douglas of Cavers, sheriff (died c.1698)
[12]
- 1698–1700: Sir James Scott of Galla
[12]
- 1700–02, 1702–07:
Archibald Douglas, 13th of Cavers, sheriff
[13]
- 1702-07
Sir Gilbert Elliot of
Minto
[12]
[14]
References
- ^
a
b
c
G. E. C., The Complete Baronetage, vol. II (1902)
p. 351.
-
^ Complete Baronetage, vol. IV (1904)
p. 318.
- ^
a
b
c Complete Baronetage, vol. II,
p. 428.
-
^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 574.
- ^
a
b Complete Baronetage, vol. IV,
p. 258.
-
^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 576.
-
^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 576,578.
-
^ Complete Baronetage, vol. IV, pp. 318–
319.
-
^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 583,585.
-
^ Complete Baronetage, vol. IV,
p. 284.
-
^ Complete Baronetage, vol. IV,
p. 279.
- ^
a
b
c
d Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 596.
-
^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 601.
-
^ Complete Baronetage, vol. IV,
p. 393.
See also