Kincardineshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

Summary

Kincardineshire (or the Mearns) was a constituency represented in the Parliament of Scotland until 1707.

Kincardineshire
Former constituency
for the Parliament of Scotland
Former constituency
Abolished1707

List of shire commissioners edit

  • 1607: Laird of Allerdes (Allerdes) [1]
  • 1612: John Allerdes, friar of that Ilk [2]
  • 1612, 1625, 1630: David Ramsay of Balmain[3]
  • 1617 and 1630: Sir Alexander Strachan of Thornton[4]
  • 1621: Alexander Burnett of Leys[5]
  • 1639–41, 1645–46, 1661–63: Sir Gilbert Ramsay of Balmain[3]
  • 1661–63: Alexander Stratton of that Ilk and of Lowrieston [6]
  • 1665 convention: not represented
  • 1667, 1669–74: Sir David Carnegie of Pitarrow[7]
  • 1672–73: Sir David Ramsay of Balmain[3]
  • 1678 (convention), 1681–82, 1685–86 Sir Alexander Falconer of Glenfarquhar[8][9]
  • 1678 (convention), 1681–82, 1685–86: Sir John Falconer of Balnakellie (died c.1685) [9]
  • 1686 William Rait, Laird of Hallgreen[10]
  • 1689 (convention), 1689–1702 Alexander Arbuthnott of Knox[11]
  • 1689 (convention), 1689–1701, 1702–1707: Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys[12]
  • 1702–04: Sir James Falconer of Phesdoe (died 1705) [13]
  • 1705–07: Sir David Ramsay of Balmain[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 547.
  2. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 549.
  3. ^ a b c d The Complete Baronetage, vol. ii, p. 301.
  4. ^ The Complete Baronetage, vol. ii, p. 285.
  5. ^ The Complete Baronetage, vol. ii, p. 308.
  6. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 573.
  7. ^ The Complete Baronetage, vol. iii, p. 337.
  8. ^ The Complete Baronetage, vol. iv, p. 279.
  9. ^ a b Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 583,585,587.
  10. ^ Records of the Parliaments of Scotland, 1686/4/13. Accessed 10 September 2014.
  11. ^ The Scots Peerage, vol. i, p. 306.
  12. ^ The Complete Baronetage, vol. ii, p. 309.
  13. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 600.