Jump to content

Lanarkshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Mais oui! (talk | contribs) at 05:51, 8 September 2016 (M). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

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

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

List of shire commissioners

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2014)

1661–63: Sir Robert Hamilton of Silvertonhill^[1]
1678: Sir Robert Hamilton of Silvertonhill^[1]
1690–1702: Sir William Denham of Westshield^[2]
1696–1702: Sir William Stewart of Castlemilk^[3]
1702–07: Sir John Sinclair of Stevenson^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b G. E. C., The Complete Baronetage, volume II (1902) page 454.
^ Complete Baronetage, volume IV (1904) p. 363.
^ Complete Baronetage, volume IV, p. 267.
^ Complete Baronetage, volume II, page 422.

See also

List of constituencies in the Parliament of Scotland at the time of the Union

Constituencies of the Parliament of Scotland before the Act of Union 1707

This Scottish history-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article related to the politics of Scotland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This former constituency in the United Kingdom or its predecessor states article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lanarkshire_(Parliament_of_Scotland_constituency)&oldid=738317407"

Hidden categories: