Montrose (Parliament of Scotland constituency)
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Montrose in Forfarshire was a burgh constituency that elected one commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland and to the Convention of Estates.
At the time of the Acts of Union 1707, the commissioner for Montrose was chosen as one of the Scottish representatives to the first Parliament of Great Britain. From the 1708 British general election, Montrose, Aberdeen, Arbroath, Brechin and Inverbervie formed the Aberdeen district of burghs, returning one member between them to the House of Commons of Great Britain.
List of burgh commissioners
- 1357: Richard of CadyockFoster, p. 43. and John ClerkFoster, p. 70.
- 1367: Eliseus Falconer and Thomas Black[http://www.rps.ac.uk/trans/1367/9/1 RPS, 1367/9/1]. Accessed 30 August 2014.
- 1504: George StirlingFoster, p. 336.
- 1543: John OgilvyFoster, p. 277.
- 1563, 1567, 1568: John Erskine of DunFoster, p. 127.
- 1568: the provost of Montrose,Foster, p. 257. James Mason (in the absence of the provost)Foster, p. 242.
- 1569 convention: John Erskine of Dun
- 1578 convention: — LeightonFoster, p. 211.
- 1579: George Petrie
- 1581: Robert Leighton
- 1583: James Mason
- 1587: Robert Leighton
- 1593: James WishartFoster, p. 359.
- 1597 convention: William MurrayFoster, p. 271.
- 1612: Patrick Leighton
- 1615–16: James MillFoster, p. 251.
- 1617 convention, 1617, 1621: William RamsayFoster, p. 293.
- 1625 convention, 1628–33: Robert Keith
- 1630 convention: Patrick Leighton
- 1639–40: Robert KeithFoster, p. 200.
- 1643–44 convention: Andrew GrayFoster, p. 163.
- 1644: Robert BeattieFoster, p. 25.
- 1645: Robert TailyourFoster, p. 341.
- 1645–47, 1648: James PedieFoster, p. 283.
- 1649: Andrew Gray or James MilneFoster, p. 252.
- 1651: Walter LyellFoster, p. 220.
- 1661: John RonnaldFoster, p. 298.
- 1665 convention, 1667 convention, 1669–74, 1678 convention: Robert Tailyour
- 1681–82: Robert Rennald
- 1685–86: James Mill, merchant, bailie {{cite book|title=Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2|page=587}}
- 1689 (convention), 1689–1702: James MudieFoster, p. 259.
- 1702–7: James Scott of LogieFoster, p. 305.
References
- Joseph Foster, [https://archive.org/details/membersofparliam00fostuoft Members of Parliament, Scotland], 1882.
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See also
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Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of Scotland (to 1707)
Category:Politics of the county of Forfar
Category:History of Angus, Scotland
Category:Constituencies disestablished in 1707
Category:1707 disestablishments in Scotland
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