New Galloway (Parliament of Scotland constituency)
New Galloway was a royal burgh that elected one Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland before 1707.
Constituency
[edit]New Galloway in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright was made a royal burgh by charter of Charles I in 1630, and this was confirmed by Act of Parliament in 1633.[1]
Burgh Commissioners
[edit]- 1633-1644: Robert Gordon of Knockbrex[2]
- 1661–1663, 1667 convention, 1669–1674: Robert Dickson of Bughtrig[3]
- 1685-1686: Robert Alexander, merchant[4]
- 1689 convention, 1689-1690: James Gordon of Craichlaw (died 1690)[5]
- 1690-1702: Hugh Dalrymple of North Berwick[6]
- 1703-1707: George Home of Whitfield[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Joseph Foster, Members of Parliament, Scotland (London and Aylesbury, 1882)
- ^ The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2011), 1633/6/112. Date accessed: 19 November 2011.
- ^ Foster, p. 153
- ^ Foster, p. 97
- ^ Foster, p. 10
- ^ Foster, p. 152
- ^ Foster, p. 90
- ^ Foster, p. 181
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