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Inverness shire (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

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Before the Acts of Union 1707, the barons of the shire of Inverness elected commissioners to represent them in the unicameral Parliament of Scotland and in the Convention of the Estates.

From 1708 Inverness-shire was represented by one Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Great Britain.

List of shire commissioners

  • 1630: Sir Robert Gordon, 1st Baronet
  • 1628–33, 1639–40: Sir John Mackenzie, 1st Baronet of Tarbat
  • 1649: Sir Robert Munro, 3rd Baronet of Foulis
  • References

    Inverness-shire (Parliament of Scotland constituency) Wikipedia