Kinghorn (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

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

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After the Acts of Union 1707, Kinghorn, Burntisland, Dysart and Kirkcaldy formed the Dysart district of burghs, returning one member between them to the House of Commons of Great Britain.

List of burgh commissioners

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References

  1. Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 573.
  2. Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 577.
  3. Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 583.
  4. Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. pp. 584, 587.
  5. Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. pp. 590, 594.
  6. Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 600.
  7. "MONCREIFF, Patrick (c.1674-1709), of Reidie and Myres Castle, Fife". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 25 May 2019.