Dunfermline (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

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Not to be confused with Dunfermline (Scottish Parliament constituency).

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

After the Acts of Union 1707, Dunfermline, Culross, Inverkeithing, Queensferry and Stirling formed the Stirling district of burghs, returning one member between them to the House of Commons of Great Britain.

List of burgh commissioners[]

  • 1661–63: James Mudie, bailie [1]
  • 1665 convention, 1667 convention, 1669–1774: Peter Walker, provost [2]
  • 1678 convention: John Anderson, merchant, bailie [3]
  • 1681–82: Andrew Belfrage, bailie [4]
  • 1685–86: Sir Patrick Murray [5]
  • 1689 convention, 1689–97: of Pitfirrane (died 1697) [6]
  • 1697: Sir Patrick Aikenhead (died c.1698)[7]
  • 1699–1701: Jomes Hamiltoun [7]
  • 1702–05: of Pitfirrane (died 1705) [8]
  • 1705–07: of Pitfirrane[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 573.
  2. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 575,577,580.
  3. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 582.
  4. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 584.
  5. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 587.
  6. ^ G. E. C., The Complete Baronetage, volume III (1903) p. 334.
  7. ^ a b Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 594.
  8. ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 600.
  9. ^ Complete Baronetage, volume IV (1904) p. 373.

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