Inverbervie (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

Summary

Inverbervie (formerly just Bervie) in Kincardineshire was a royal burgh that elected one commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland and to the Convention of Estates.

After the Acts of Union 1707, Inverbervie, Aberdeen, Arbroath, Brechin and Montrose formed the Aberdeen district of burghs, returning one member between them to the House of Commons of Great Britain.

List of burgh commissioners edit

In 1707 Maitland was chosen to be one of the Scottish representatives to the first Parliament of Great Britain.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Foster, p. 291.
  2. ^ Foster, p. 66.
  3. ^ Foster, p. 84.
  4. ^ Foster, p. 18.
  5. ^ Foster, p. 240.
  6. ^ Foster, p. 25.
  7. ^ MAITLAND, alias ARBUTHNOTT, Hon. Alexander (d. 1721), of Pittrichie, Aberdeen. in The History of Parliament online. Accessed 10 September 2014.