Campbeltown (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

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Campbeltown was a royal burgh that elected one Commissioner to the Estates of Scotland between 1700 and 1707.

Royal burgh former type of Scottish burgh

A royal burgh was a type of Scottish burgh which had been founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter. Although abolished in law in 1975, the term is still used by many former royal burghs.

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Campbeltown in Kintyre was erected a royal burgh by charter of King William II on 19 April 1700, at the request of the Earl of Argyll. [1]

Campbeltown town in Scotland, Britain

Campbeltown is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula. Originally known as Kinlochkilkerran, it was renamed in the 17th century as Campbell's Town after Archibald Campbell was granted the site in 1667. Campbeltown became an important centre for Scotch whisky, and a busy fishing port.

Kintyre peninsula

Kintyre is a peninsula in western Scotland, in the southwest of Argyll and Bute. The peninsula stretches about 30 miles (48 km), from the Mull of Kintyre in the south to East Loch Tarbert in the north. The area immediately north of Kintyre is known as Knapdale.

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The first and only Commissioner for the burgh was Mr Charles Campbell, who took his seat on 2 November 1700. [2] He was Lord Argyll's brother, and represented the burgh from 1700 to 1702 and in the last Parliament from 1703 to 1707. [3]

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Following the Act of Union 1707, Campbeltown was represented in the Parliament of Great Britain as part of the Ayr district of burghs.

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References

  1. ↑ The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2011), 1700/10/20. Date accessed: 19 November 2011.
  2. ↑ RPS, 1700/10/19. Date accessed: 19 November 2011.
  3. ↑ Joseph Foster, Members of Parliament, Scotland (London and Aylesbury, 1882), p. 48
  4. ↑ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 598.
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