Rothesay (Parliament of Scotland constituency)
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Rothesay in Buteshire 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, Rothesay, Ayr, Campbeltown, Inveraray, and Irvine formed the Ayr 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: Adam Stewart {{cite book|title=Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2|page=572}}
- 1665 convention, 1667 convention: no representation
- 1669–74: John Stewart of Askoge, advocate {{cite book|title=Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2|page=579}}
- 1678 convention: Robert Stuart {{cite book|title=Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2|page=582}}
- 1681–82, 1685–86: Cuthbert Stuart, provost {{cite book|title=Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2|page=584,586}}
- 1689 convention, 1689–93: Robert Stewart of Tillicoultry, advocate G. E. C., The Complete Baronetage, vol. iv (1904) [https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092524408#page/n466/mode/1up p. 447].
- 1693–1701: Robert Stewart, writer in Edinburgh {{cite book|title=Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2|page=592}}
- 1702–07: Dougald Stewart of Blairhall {{cite book|title=Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2|page=598}}
See also
References
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