Selkirkshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

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Before the Acts of Union 1707, the barons of the shire of Selkirk (also called Ettrick Forest ) elected commissioners to represent them in the unicameral Parliament of Scotland and in the Convention of the Estates.

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

List of shire commissioners

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  1. 1 2 Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 574.
  2. ↑ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 576.
  3. ↑ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. pp. 576, 578, 581.
  4. ↑ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 578.
  5. ↑ G. E. C., The Complete Baronetage, vol. iv (1904) pp. 256–257.
  6. 1 2 Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. pp. 583, 585.
  7. ↑ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 588.
  8. 1 2 3 Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 596.
  9. 1 2 Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 601.


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