Ross-shire (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

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

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

List of shire commissioners

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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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 G. E. C., The Complete Baronetage, volume II (1902) p. 400.
  2. Complete Baronetage, vol. IV (1904) p. 297.
  3. Complete Baronetage, vol. IV, p. 411.
  4. Complete Baronetage, vol. IV, p. 408.
  5. Complete Baronetage, vol. II, p. 356.

See also

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