Kirkwall (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

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After the Acts of Union 1707, Kirkwall, Dingwall, Dornoch, Tain and Wick formed the Tain district of burghs, returning one member between them to the House of Commons of Great Britain.

List of burgh commissioners

  • 1669–74: James Moncreiff, merchant-burgess [1]
  • 1681–82, 1685–86: David Craigie of Over-Sanday [2]
  • 1689 convention, 1690–?93: George Traill of Quendel [3]
  • 1698–1702: Sir Alexander Home [3]
  • 1702–07: Robert Douglas [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 580.
  2. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 585,588.
  3. ^ a b Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 595.
  4. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 601.


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