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Cromartyshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

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Before the Act of Union 1707, the barons of the shire of Cromarty elected commissioners to represent them in the unicameral Parliament of Scotland and in the Convention of Estates. After 1708, Cromartyshire and Nairnshire alternated in returning one member the House of Commons of Great Britain and later to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

List of shire commissioners

  • 1600: John Urquhart of Craigfintray
  • 1617–1633: Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty

    • During the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, the sheriffdoms of Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty were jointly represented by one Member of Parliament in the Protectorate Parliament at Westminster. After the Restoration, the Parliament of Scotland was again summoned to meet in Edinburgh.

  • 1661–1663: name unknown
  • 1665–1686: George Dallas of St Martins
  • 1693: John Urquhart of Craighouse
  • 1693–1707: Sir Kenneth Mackenzie of Cromarty and Grandvale
  • 1700–1701: Roderick Mackenzie of Prestonhall
  • 1703–1707: Aeneas McLeod of Cadboll

    • References

    Cromartyshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency) Wikipedia
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