Dunbar (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

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Dunbar in Haddingtonshire 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, Dunbar, North Berwick, Haddington, Jedburgh and Lauder formed the Haddington district of burghs, returning one member between them to the House of Commons of Great Britain.

List of burgh commissioners

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  • 1661–63, 1665 convention, 1667 convention, 1669–74: James Lauder, merchant-burgess{{cite book|title=Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2|page=573,576,578,580}}
  • 1678 convention: James Kellie, merchant, bailie {{cite book|title=Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2|page=583}}
  • 1681–82: James Hamilton, merchant, bailie {{cite book|title=Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2|page=585}}
  • 1685–96, 1689 convention, 1689–90: James Smith, merchant (expelled) {{cite book|title=Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2|page=587,590,594}}
  • 1693–1701: Robert Fall, bailie
  • 1702–07: Robert Kellie, bailie {{cite book|title=Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2|page=600}}

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