Nairnshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Nairnshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Nairnshire Constituency 1707-1832.svg
Subdivisions of Scotland Nairnshire
1708–1832
Seatsone
Created from Nairnshire
Replaced by Elginshire and Nairnshire

Nairnshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 until 1800, and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832.

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Creation

The British parliamentary constituency of Nairnshire was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Nairnshire . Nairnshire was paired as an alternating constituency with neighbouring Cromartyshire. The freeholders of Nairnshire elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to one Parliament, while those of Cromartyshire elected a Member to the next.

Boundaries

The constituency covered the entire Scottish county of Nairnshire.

History

Prior to the Scottish Reform Act 1832 (2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 65), the constituency was generally controlled by the Dukes of Argyll or Campbells, the number of voters varying between 15 and 30. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832 abolished the alternating constituencies. Nairnshire was merged with Elginshire to form the single constituency of Elginshire and Nairnshire, both counties electing one Member between them to each Parliament.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyNotesRef
28 June 1708 Hugh Rose [6] [7]
1710 none
29 September 1713 John Forbes [6] [8]
1715 none
26 April 1722 John Forbes [9] [10]
1727 none
31 May 1734 John Campbell Whig Chose to sit for Pembrokeshire. [9] [11]
17 March 1735 Alexander Brodie [9] [12]
1741 none
14 July 1747 John Campbell Whig [9] [11]
1754 none
18 April 1761 Pryse Campbell Whig Appointed a Lord of the Treasury in August 1766. [13] [14]
4 December 1766
1768 none
25 October 1774 Cosmo Gordon Appointed a Baron of the Exchequer in March 1777. [13] [15]
18 April 1777 John Campbell Whig [13] [16]
1780 none
1 May 1784 Alexander Campbell Died in November 1785. [13] [17]
22 December 1785 Alexander Brodie [13] [18]
1790 none
18 June 1796 Henry Frederick Campbell [19] [20]
1802 none
29 November 1806 Henry Frederick Campbell [19] [20]
1807 none
28 October 1812 Hugh Rose Appointed Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds in June 1813. [19] [21]
25 June 1813 Sir James Mackintosh Whig [19] [22]
1818 none
26 March 1820 George Pryse Campbell Whig [23] [24]
1826 none
19 August 1830 George Pryse Campbell Whig Appointed a Groom of the Bedchamber in February 1831. [23] [24]
21 March 1831
1831 none

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References

  1. ↑ "Nairnshire". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Nairnshire". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Nairnshire". History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Nairnshire". History of Parliament Online (1790-1820). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Nairnshire". History of Parliament Online (1820-1832). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  6. 1 2 D. W. Hayton, Nairnshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715 (2002).
  7. ↑ D. W. Hayton, ROSE, Hugh II (1684-1755), of Kilravock, Nairn. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715 (2002).
  8. ↑ D. W. Hayton, FORBES, John (c.1673-1734), of Culloden, Inverness. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715 (2002).
  9. 1 2 3 4 Paula Watson, Nairnshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970).
  10. ↑ J. M. Simpson, FORBES, John (c.1673-1734), of Culloden, Inverness. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970).
  11. 1 2 Edith, Lady Haden-Guest and Romney R. Sedgwick, CAMPBELL, John (1695-1777), of Calder (Cawdor), Nairn, and Stackpole Court, Pemb. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970).
  12. ↑ Paula Watson, BRODIE, Alexander (d.1770), of Lethen, Nairnshire. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970).
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 J. A. Cannon, Nairnshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
  14. ↑ Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, CAMPBELL, Pryse (1727-68), of Calder, Nairn; Stackpole Court, Pemb. and Llanvread, Card. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
  15. ↑ Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, GORDON, Cosmo (c.1736-1800), of Cluny, Aberdeen, and Kinsteary, Nairn. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
  16. ↑ Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, CAMPBELL, John (1755-1821), of Calder, Nairn; Stackpole Court, Pemb. and Llanvread, Card. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
  17. ↑ Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, CAMPBELL, Alexander (1756-85). in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
  18. ↑ Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, BRODIE, Alexander (1748-1812). in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
  19. 1 2 3 4 David R. Fisher, Nairnshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
  20. 1 2 David R. Fisher, CAMPBELL, Henry Frederick (1769-1856). in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
  21. ↑ David R. Fisher, ROSE, Hugh (1781-1827), of Kilravock, Nairn. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
  22. ↑ Winifred Stokes and R. G. Thorne, MACKINTOSH, Sir James (1765-1832), of Weedon Lodge, nr. Aylesbury, Bucks. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
  23. 1 2 David R. Fisher, Nairnshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (2009).
  24. 1 2 David R. Fisher, CAMPBELL, Hon. George Pryse (?1792-1858). in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (2009).
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