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Peeblesshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

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

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

List of shire commissioners

  • 1608 and 1609: Sir John Murray of Blackbarony
  • 1617 and 1625: Sir Archibald Murray of Blackbarony
  • 1621–25: Sir John Stewart of Traquair
  • 1628–33, 1643: Sir James Hay of Smithfield
  • 1639–41: Sir Alexander Murray of Blackbarony
  • 1661–63, 1665, 1667: Sir William Murray of Stanhope and Broughton
  • 1661–63, 1665, 1667, 1669–74, 1678, 1681–82, 1685–86, 1689–1700: Sir Archibald Murray of Blackbarony
  • 1681–82, 1689–93: Sir David Murray of Stanhope and Broughton
  • 1700–02: Sir Alexander Murray of Blackbarony

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