Linlithgowshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency)
Not to be confused with Linlithgowshire (UK Parliament constituency).
Before the Acts of Union 1707, the barons of the shire of Linlithgow elected commissioners to represent them in the unicameral Parliament of Scotland and in the Convention of the Estates.
From 1708 Linlithgowshire was represented by one Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Great Britain.
List of shire commissioners
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- 1665, 1667, 1669–74: Sir Walter Seton of Abercorn[1]
- 1678-85: Tam Dalyell of the Binns
- 1704–07: John Montgomerie[2]
References
- ↑ G. E. C., The Complete Baronetage, volume III (1903) p. 338.
- ↑ Hayton, D. W. (2002). S. Handley, ed. "MONTGOMERIE, John I (d. 1725), of Wrae, Linlithgow". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
See also
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