Nairnshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Nairnshire | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Nairnshire |
1708–1832 | |
Number of members | one |
Replaced by | Elginshire and Nairnshire |
Created from | Nairnshire |
Nairnshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 until 1800, and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832.
Creation[]
The British parliamentary constituency of Nairnshire was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Nairnshire . Nairnshire was paired as an alternating constituency with neighbouring Cromartyshire. The freeholders of Nairnshire elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to one Parliament, while those of Cromartyshire elected a Member to the next.
Boundaries[]
The constituency covered the entire Scottish county of Nairnshire.
History[]
Prior to the 1832 Reform Act, the constituency was generally controlled by the Dukes of Argyll or Campbells, the number of voters varying between 15 and 30.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832 abolished the alternating constituencies. Nairnshire was merged with Elginshire to form the single constituency of Elginshire and Nairnshire, both counties electing one Member between them to each Parliament.
Members of Parliament[]
Election | Member | Party | Notes | Ref | |
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28 June 1708 | [6][7] | ||||
1710 | none | ||||
29 September 1713 | John Forbes | [6][8] | |||
1715 | none | ||||
26 April 1722 | John Forbes | [9][10] | |||
1727 | none | ||||
31 May 1734 | John Campbell | Whig | Chose to sit for Pembrokeshire. | [9][11] | |
Alexander Brodie | [9][12] | ||||
1741 | none | ||||
14 July 1747 | John Campbell | Whig | [9][11] | ||
1754 | none | ||||
18 April 1761 | Pryse Campbell | Whig | Appointed a Lord of the Treasury in August 1766. | [13][14] | |
1768 | none | ||||
25 October 1774 | Cosmo Gordon | Appointed a Baron of the Exchequer in March 1777. | [13][15] | ||
John Campbell | Whig | [13][16] | |||
1780 | none | ||||
1 May 1784 | Died in November 1785. | [13][17] | |||
[13][18] | |||||
1790 | none | ||||
18 June 1796 | Henry Frederick Campbell | [19][20] | |||
1802 | none | ||||
29 November 1806 | Henry Frederick Campbell | [19][20] | |||
1807 | none | ||||
28 October 1812 | Appointed Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds in June 1813. | [19][21] | |||
Sir James Mackintosh | Whig | [19][22] | |||
1818 | none | ||||
26 March 1820 | Whig | [23][24] | |||
1826 | none | ||||
19 August 1830 | Whig | Appointed a Groom of the Bedchamber in February 1831. | [23][24] | ||
1831 | none |
References[]
- ^ "Nairnshire". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Nairnshire". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Nairnshire". History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Nairnshire". History of Parliament Online (1790-1820). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Nairnshire". History of Parliament Online (1820-1832). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ a b D. W. Hayton, Nairnshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715 (2002).
- ^ D. W. Hayton, ROSE, Hugh II (1684-1755), of Kilravock, Nairn. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715 (2002).
- ^ D. W. Hayton, FORBES, John (c.1673-1734), of Culloden, Inverness. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715 (2002).
- ^ a b c d Paula Watson, Nairnshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970).
- ^ J. M. Simpson, FORBES, John (c.1673-1734), of Culloden, Inverness. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970).
- ^ a b Edith, Lady Haden-Guest and Romney R. Sedgwick, CAMPBELL, John (1695-1777), of Calder (Cawdor), Nairn, and Stackpole Court, Pemb. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970).
- ^ Paula Watson, BRODIE, Alexander (d.1770), of Lethen, Nairnshire. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970).
- ^ a b c d e J. A. Cannon, Nairnshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
- ^ Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, CAMPBELL, Pryse (1727-68), of Calder, Nairn; Stackpole Court, Pemb. and Llanvread, Card. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
- ^ Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, GORDON, Cosmo (c.1736-1800), of Cluny, Aberdeen, and Kinsteary, Nairn. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
- ^ Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, CAMPBELL, John (1755-1821), of Calder, Nairn; Stackpole Court, Pemb. and Llanvread, Card. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
- ^ Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, CAMPBELL, Alexander (1756-85). in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
- ^ Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, BRODIE, Alexander (1748-1812). in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
- ^ a b c d David R. Fisher, Nairnshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
- ^ a b David R. Fisher, CAMPBELL, Henry Frederick (1769-1856). in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
- ^ David R. Fisher, ROSE, Hugh (1781-1827), of Kilravock, Nairn. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
- ^ Winifred Stokes and R. G. Thorne, MACKINTOSH, Sir James (1765-1832), of Weedon Lodge, nr. Aylesbury, Bucks. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
- ^ a b David R. Fisher, Nairnshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (2009).
- ^ a b David R. Fisher, CAMPBELL, Hon. George Pryse (?1792-1858). in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (2009).
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