Forfar (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

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Forfar 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, Forfar, Cupar, Dundee, Perth and St Andrews formed the Perth district of burghs (sometimes called Forfar 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. 580.
  3. Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 583,585, 594.
  4. Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 594,600.

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