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Dumfriesshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

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Before the Act of Union 1707, the barons of the sheriffdom or shire of Dumfries (also called Nithsdale) and the stewartry of Annandale elected commissioners to represent them in the unicameral Parliament of Scotland and in the Convention of Estates. After 1708, Dumfriesshire returned one member to the House of Commons of Great Britain and later to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom..

List of shire commissioners

  • 1628–33, 1639–41, 1643, 1644–47, 1648: Sir Robert Grierson of Lag
  • 1643: John Laurie of Maxwelton

    • During the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, the sheriffdom of Dumfries was represented by one Member of Parliament in the Protectorate Parliament at Westminster.

  • 1654–55: James Johnstone, 2nd Earl of Hartfell
  • 1656–58: George Smith

    • After the Restoration, the Parliament of Scotland was again summoned to meet in Edinburgh.

  • 1665, 1667, 1669–74, 1681–82, 1685: Sir Robert Dalzell of Glenae
  • 1678, 1681–82, 1685–86: Sir Robert Grierson of Lag
  • 1686, 1689: Sir John Dalzell of Glenae
  • 1689–99: Sir James Johnstone of Westerhall
  • 1690–1702: Sir Thomas Kirkpatrick of Closeburn
  • 1700–07: Sir John Johnstone of Westerhall

    • References

    Dumfriesshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency) Wikipedia
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