Caithness (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

Before the Act of Union 1707, the barons of the shire or sheriffdom of Caithness elected commissioners to represent them in the unicameral Parliament of Scotland and in the Convention of Estates. After 1708, Caithness alternated with Buteshire in returning one member the House of Commons of Great Britain and later to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

List of shire commissioners

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  • 1649–50: Sir John Sinclair of Dunbeath[1]
  • 1661–63: William Sinclair of Latheron and Dunbeath[2]
  • 1678: William Dunbar of Hempriggs[3]
  • 1703–07: Sir James Sinclair of Dunbeath[2]
  • 1706–07: Sir James Dunbar of Hempriggs[4]

References

  1. ↑ G. E. C., The Complete Baronetage, volume II (1902) p. 391.
  2. 1 2 Complete Baronetage, volume IV (1904) p. 431.
  3. ↑ Complete Baronetage, volume IV, p. 390.
  4. ↑ Complete Baronetage, volume IV, p. 442.

See also

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