Linlithgowshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

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Before the Acts of Union 1707, the barons of the shire of Linlithgow elected commissioners to represent them in the unicameral Parliament of Scotland and in the Convention of the Estates.

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From 1708 Linlithgowshire was represented by one Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Great Britain.

List of shire commissioners

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Scottish Shire Elections" (PDF). University of Dundee. Retrieved 15 April 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 556.
  3. 1 2 Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 563.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 566,570.
  5. ↑ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 560.
  6. 1 2 Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 566.
  7. ↑ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 574,578.
  8. 1 2 3 Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 595.
  9. ↑ G. E. C., The Complete Baronetage, volume III (1903) p. 338.
  10. ↑ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 580.
  11. ↑ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 583,585,587.
  12. ↑ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 583.
  13. ↑ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 585.
  14. 1 2 3 Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 601.
  15. ↑ Hayton, D. W. (2002). S. Handley (ed.). "MONTGOMERIE, John I (d. 1725), of Wrae, Linlithgow". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 2 May 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

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