New Galloway (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

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New Galloway was a royal burgh that elected one Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland before 1707.

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New Galloway in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright was made a royal burgh by charter of Charles I in 1630, and this was confirmed by Act of Parliament in 1633. [1]

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References

Joseph Foster, Members of Parliament, Scotland (London and Aylesbury, 1882)

  1. The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2011), 1633/6/112. Date accessed: 19 November 2011.
  2. Foster, p. 153
  3. Foster, p. 97
  4. Foster, p. 10
  5. Foster, p. 152
  6. Foster, p. 90
  7. Foster, p. 181