Selkirkshire or the County of Selkirk is a historic county and registration county of Scotland. It borders Peeblesshire to the west, Midlothian to the north, Roxburghshire to the east, and Dumfriesshire to the south. It derives its name from its county town, the Royal burgh of Selkirk.
General John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll KT PC, was a British Army officer and Scottish Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1713 and 1761. From 1729 to 1761 he was known as John Campbell of Mamore.
Pringle is a Scottish surname.
John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland KB, styled Lord Glenorchy from 1716 until 1752, was a British nobleman, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1746.
William Drummond, 4th Viscount Strathallan was a Scottish peer and Jacobite, who died at the Battle of Culloden.
John Chetwynd, 2nd Viscount Chetwynd was a British diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1715 and 1747.
Andrew Pringle, Lord Alemoor was a Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice.
John Murray, of Philiphaugh, Selkirk, was a Scottish politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1725 to 1753.
John Buller (1632–1716) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1656 and 1695.
John Pringle may refer to:
Clan Pringle is a Lowland clan from the Scottish Borders.
The Haining is a country house and estate in Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. The present house dates from the 1790s, and was a property of the Pringle family. In 2009, the house and grounds were bequeathed to the people of Selkirkshire and the wider public. The Haining Charitable Trust is now working on developing the building as a centre for exhibitions and events, highlighting art, culture and history. The ground floor of the House has been refurbished and is now let out for various events and functions. The Old Coach House and Stable outbuildings have been refurbished and now offer six brand new artists studios. A two-bedroom holiday apartment, The Ettrick, is also now available within the grounds available for booking via Visit Scotland. The "Old Ginger" statue is located in the kennel yard.
Sir James Nasmyth, 2nd Baronet, also known as Naesmyth, of Dawyck and Posso, Peebleshire, was a Scottish botanist and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1732 and 1741.
Before the Acts of Union 1707, the barons of the shire of Selkirk elected commissioners to represent them in the unicameral Parliament of Scotland and in the Convention of the Estates.
John Pringle, Lord Haining was a Scottish lawyer, politician, and judge. His ownership of a large estate near Selkirk secured him a seat in the Parliament of Scotland from 1702 until the Act of Union in 1707, and then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 until he became a Lord of Session in 1729.
Robert Scott (c1746-1808) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1780.
Sir James Pringle, 4th Baronet (1726–1809), was a British soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1761 to 1779.
Dr Mark Pringle of Haining and Clifton FRSE (1754–1812) was a Scottish landowner and advocate who was MP for Selkirkshire from 1786 to 1802.
Sir Thomas Morgan, 3rd Baronet was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1712 to 1716.
Duncan Forbes of Culloden was a Scottish lawyer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1721 to 1737. As Lord President and senior Scottish legal officer, he played a major role in helping the government suppress the 1745 Jacobite Rising.
