Cromarty (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

Cromarty was a royal burgh that returned one commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland and to the Convention of Estates.

A royal burgh since 1264, Cromarty had a new charter on 4 July 1593, but this was not enrolled by Parliament until 1661. The right of representation was relinquished in 1672.

List of burgh commissioners edit

1661–63: Alexander Clunes ^[1]
1665 convention: Alexander Gibson ^[2]
1667 convention: no representation
1669–70: Thomas Urquhart ^[3]
1672: representation relinquished

References edit

^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 572.
^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 575.
^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 579.

Margaret D. Young, The Parliaments of Scotland: Burgh and Shire Commissioners, volume 2 (1993) Appendix 2, page 771.

[1] Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 572.

[2] Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 575.

[3] Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 579.

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Cromarty (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

List of burgh commissioners edit

See also edit

References edit