Banffshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency)
Appearance
Banffshire | |
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Former constituency for the Parliament of Scotland | |
Former constituency | |
Abolished | 1707 |
Banffshire was a constituency represented in the Parliament of Scotland until 1707.
Shire Commissioners
[edit]Election | First member | Second member |
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1593 | Sir Walter Ogilvie | ? |
1621 | George Ogilvie of Carnousie[1] | ? |
1628 | John Gordon (until 1633) | ? |
1639 | Walter Urquhart | James Creichtoun |
1640 | Sir Alexander Abercromby, 1st Bt | |
1641 | James Creichtoun | ? |
1643 | Sir Alexander Abercromby, 1st Bt | James Hay |
1644 | Walter Ogilvie | ? |
1646 | Sir Alexander Abercromby, 1st Bt | ? |
1648 | Sir Alexander Abercromby, 1st Bt | Lyon of Troupe |
1661 | Sir Alexander Abercromby, 1st Bt (until 1663) | - |
1665 | Sir James Baird, sheriff | - |
1667 | Sir Alexander Urquhart | - |
1669 | Sir Patrick Ogilvie (until 1674) | Sir James Baird |
1672 | ? | |
1678 | Sir Patrick Ogilvie | James Baird |
1681 (until 1682) | Sir George Gordon | Sir Patrick Ogilvie |
1685 (until 1686) | Sir George Gordon | Sir Patrick Ogilvie |
1689 | Alexander Duff | Sir Patrick Ogilvie |
1693 | Sir James Abercromby, 2nd Bt | |
1702 | James Ogilvie | |
1706 | Alexander Abercromby |
References
[edit]- Foster, Joseph (1922). Records of the County of Banff 1660-1760. Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen.
- Grant, James. Members of Parliament, Scotland, including the Minor Barons, the Commissioners for the Shire. BiblioBazaar Llc. ISBN 1-113-82016-0.